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amandagw
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A confused JLC newbie says hello

Hello JLC fans!

This is my first post on purists, so thought I'd drop in and say hello.  I've already been chatting with Blomman about his thoughts on various JLC models, he's such an asset to this forum and such a nice guy!

Some of you may know me from a large community of Panerai owners and originally I was thinking of selling my Datejust and little PAM48 to buy a 233. But then I realised that the 233 wasn't really for me.  Owning a lovely PAM like the PVD PAM360 made me realise that there was no other PAM I'd really like to own, it doesn't get much better than owning a 360 as far as Panerai is concerned (well within my financial world.. a 201/A would be nice). So here I am looking at JLCs.

About a year ago a local used watch dealer friend of mine handed me a vintage Polaris, he fired off the alarm for me and I fell in love.  I didn't really know what I was holding until I got home that night and googled 'vintage JLC alarm watch' and found what I was actually holding.  Then I realised how much they cost and my little heart broke then and there...  so the next step was searching for a likely modern version of the Polaris.  From there I got to love the Master Compressor Memovox and then started looking at Reversos... until about a week ago I found the Amvox 1 in SS and and thought 'oooh is that the one for me'???  

So basically I've come to be rather confused!  Compound that confusion to knowing that some of these watches I like are now discontinued and rarely seem to be offered for sale on the used market.

I work in a office environment, so a Reverso for me would be well suited.  I can see what I think is a Reverso Grande Reserve for sale at the moment on bracelet but can't help but think if I'm going to get a Reverso I'd like something with a bit more ooomph, by that I mean complications like the Grande Reserve Sun/Moon or the Date.. but yet again, something that rarely seems to go up for sale!

I'm an impatient person

Please shower my enthusiasm for any photos you wish to share with me and any ideas/opinions you have on any of the watches I've mentioned and not mentioned )

Cheers from Melbourne

Amanda