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Echi
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Question on the new Master Control vs the current offering...

hi nico/jlc forum,

curious to find out the differences (or improvements if you will) from the outgoing model.

from what i've seen in the jlc site and others and hope you guys can confirm or debunk...

1) the new one has dauphne hands versus the old alpha hands - i like this aesthetic change

2) the new one has a pin buckle strap versus the double clasp of the old one - i prefer tang buckle (or is this the same as tang? i am thinking its a single deployant) but this is still better than the double clasp, imvho.

3) same movement 899 - it is what it is

4) the case size is what i'm not too sure about as the jlc site doesn't have this info on the old one (i maybe wrong). is the new one smaller at 39 (old one at 40mm?) but thicker at 8.8mm (old one at 8.5mm)? - i don't mind this case size change, btw.

it may not be a big leap but designs like this one are very hard to overhaul for the sake of having something new to offer.

while i am still on the fence with this one, i do respect the fact that they were very cautious in "upgrading" the MC... this comment actually goes for most of their 2012 offerings. i think it shows how careful they want to proceed with their products. it may underwhelm some but you don't really need to introduce big things all the time. personally, it slows me down and make me understand and appreciate more the totality of the MC. the changes were so subtle that i actually had to google and compare to see where the changes were made! but the process made me want to "look" at it longer.

will see how it goes at the boutique, if and when. i hope i get underwhelmed, seriously. my wallet has been overwhelmed enough last 2011

quite a long post for what seems to be minor changes but this is my version of a double-take!

thank you!

echi