Jaeger-LeCoultre

Dear fellow watch addicted PuristS,

I spent the last 20 years dreaming about watches and the last ten years buying some (just a few, definitely not enough).

One common intention for all my watches was to wear them daily! I generally don't keep those I don't want to wear, I'm not a collector. I admit it's a bit hard sometimes but what would be the point to keep a watch once you honestly think you would not wear it anymore?

As many here I've been often tempted by diving watches. How surprising as I live a few hundred meters from the seaside, even if a said-to-be cold one. In fact I have few occasions to justify the need for such a watch lacking the necessary time, but at least I have a nearly permanent potentiality of going at sea. 

This month I spent 8 consecutive days with my Eterna Kontiki on the wrist, swimming everyday in the warm Corsican waters. How lucky I was you may say! You can.

in such a context I didn't feel the need for a more dressed watch.

But now I even more feel that diving watches are my type of watch. Not that I appreciate them more, but I'm tempted to adopt a cooler way of life, the permanent Dolce Vita on the southern coast of …….Brittany!  For sure it's a seasonal disease as spring is strong this year, the weather is hot, the dress is out there (no X cross needed this is not a rated post). Certainly this fall I'll look back at my dressed watches and find them more interesting than today, but who knows!?

So are we young in summer and get older back in winter?

So coming back to my point, diving watches, cool life !

Jaeger-LeCoultre Diving Alarm Navy Seals

I was lucky to be able to acquire the two versions of the Tribute to Polaris.

Certainly it was the perfect time to own such watches in my current state of mind. My Pam 210 and Eterna Kontiki are both perfect complements. Still the Tribute to Polaris may not be tough enough to allow a totally freed state of mind in sporting times.

I'm hoping to complete my JLC collection with an Atmos Newson, but my wrist would be more pleased with a Diving Alarm Navy Seals.

Or should I opt for a larger Tides of Time Alarm? I'm not too fan of the military connection of the Navy seals, if I'm fan of the product in itself? 

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme World Alarm Tides of Time

In fact the large choice offered by Jaeger-LeCoultre is certainly enough to allow anybody to find its perfect choice, but you know that!  You never get done with JLC!

Let's say the Diving Alarm would be my choice.

A Tribute to Polaris 1968 and her modern younger sister

So here is my problem: are there any of you here who gave up their dressed ladies for the more sporting ones?

To what extent should I plunge into the big deep's world?

The diving watches market is extremely rich, both with vintage offer (you've seen Nicolas' collection) and new watches. Imagine all the JLC offer, the new Blancpain FF watches, the Submariner and Sea Dweller collection, the PAMs, the Omegas, and the Patek Philippe 5167R, maybe the classiest current diving watch!

You can certainly add your own choices to this list.

We have been fast to wonder why some fantastic calibres have equipped diving watches like the JLC Master Compressor Tourbillon, now I regret……..

Can we be satisfied with just diver's watches?

Or do we also need dressed wrist queens?

Or more straightly said, should I dump all my suits?

Are our watches depending on our life style, or is our life style influenced by our watches? What is our truth?

If you can help me, please do!

Cheers

Dje