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1st gen was orders of magnitude superior.
It had a unique case, a much better dial, and a prettier movement. It was made of untreated maillechort which means it was actually warm. That is now all gone. I also much prefer the blocky case of the first gen; looks infinitely better. I think the new case is nice on its own, but it isn't for the Duomètre. Also, the addition of the day/night indicator is silly and looks bad. As others say, it is lazy and uninspired, and most of all undeserving of the price associated with it (which was already very high for even the basic QL model in gen 1.5; the partially open dial variant). And it's fascinating that no one's mentioned that the WTT has just disappeared...and that was a completely genius piece of watchmaking, now left abandoned.
Let us be reminded of good times since passed:
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New Jaeger Lecoultre Duometres. Some thoughts.
Some of us pushed the Manufacture to work on a new Duometre, since 2014. Ten years later, Jaeger Lecoultre comes with three " New " Duometres, the Quantième Lunaire, The Chronograph Moon, and the Heliotourbillon Perpetual. Let's see the first two, here, t...
Personally complete disappointment
Lack of taste (salmon opened) and lack of passion and ingenuity (the rest). Undeservingy lazy.
If I may be honest. You can delete it as you wish my friend
Please keep the undeservingly lazy 🙂
🙂 thank you
I think I am sincerely disappointed and have to much believe and expectations toward such a great naming of The Watchmaker of Watchmakers
+1
It’s unfortunately true… JLC has run out of inventiveness and now thinks in terms of margins (new color for dials, reuse of existing caliber/design, slight cosmetic modifications, price increases inversely proportional to emotion...). Best Ø
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1st gen was orders of magnitude superior.
It had a unique case, a much better dial, and a prettier movement. It was made of untreated maillechort which means it was actually warm. That is now all gone. I also much prefer the blocky case of the first gen; looks infinitely better. I think the new c...
I like both the WG UTTs
Here’s mine with the chiseled dial. The watchmaking and design was 💯 on the Duometres but the marketing was terrible beyond belief. ...
Which will arrive first?
Duometre Alarm, Reverso Alarm, or World Peace? If they are trying to "protect" the Memovox line, then at least they could make more interesting Memovoxes...
Well…
I ordered both the steel and the platinum pieces. I am a Duometre fan with two early chronographs in RG and WG so I see this as an expansion of the collection. I just realised I will have one in each of four different models… not intentional but I like th...
I really want to like these.
I do. But they don’t move me. They are more corporate than anything else. It’s as if JLC had a bunch of focus groups decide what to do. As opposed to staying true to their roots. Reminds me of modern IWC..
My complaints with JLC are unfortunately always the same
Too big and too expensive. I like the case shape though.
Always difficult to judge a watch only by pictures.
Upfront I do like the new case shape with the curved sapphire that extends to the edge of the dial. The chronograph is a big no for me due to the holes in the dial : something I also did not like on the more recent versions of the previous model. The blue...
Typical Richemont practice
I'm not surprised by this JLC considering what'a going on with other Richemont brands. They seem to be reducing spend on movement R&Ds and focusing on facelifts across their brands and jacking up the price to boot. Cartier, they can get away with because ...
I see these new ones as adding details that are not needed.
And unfortunately, they diminish the product. The case side view, no reason to sandblast the inside of the lugs. The blue one has so many dial patterns, it is confusing. The reserve indicators look like a pair of windshield wipers, with the dial graining ...
Yes Sir. While my reply was a bit critical, I keep in mind the fact that these are still Duos!
And all these years later, they remain fantastic timepieces. We are PuristS, so we scrutinize the details. But for new clients finding this brand, to acquire such a timepiece is likely a grail. Much respect for JLC, overall.
Diminishing the product is what I think too…
Thanks for the details you add…. The more I have a look on the new Duo… the less I find them consistent Best Ø
LOL how one render shows sharp interior angles for the dial openings while the others show the more typical rounded machine finished dial openings. Just highlights someone at JLC knows excellence and then delivered the cheap version.
Personally I love the taller crystal, might help defend the bezels a bit which seemed like easy targets on the old duometres with the flatter crystals. Neutral on the case and the change from german silver I like both old and new. I will say I liked the o...
Excellence is what they want us to believe…
Cheap version is what they want us to buy…. At a golden ratio price… Maybe new comers will love this piece… Watch lovers or JLC fans… maybe not…
Here’s a wrist shot from earlier this month . . .
I’m not a fan of the dial openings nor the size. “Refinement” or “elegance” were not some of my initial thoughts when I first saw this in the metal. I most definitely prefer the QL Enamel. ...
Thank you, dear Nicolas for the wonderful write-up!
Sometimes we need something new to remind us how great the old thing is and was.
Well, here’s my totally valueless take;)
First off, I respect everyone’s opinion since tastes differ as it should(variety is key). For long I observed this inexplicable phenomenon of criticism of newly relised watches that exists for decades, while after discontinuation they become darlings! Jus...
The RG model is maybe the more consistent piece in the new line…
Even if loving a design is subjective Best Ø
JLC.... The recycling maker...
After the recycled Reverso Chrono... the recycled QP in a Polaris case... and before a Master Control Geographic dressed up today in a Polaris case, came a recycled Duometre with it's (Nice) Master Grande Tradition case.... What happened to the Jaeger LeC...
Yes, the problem is that we were used to many innovations, original watches, daring combinations during so many years. And that we now are waiting for something in the vein we were used to have, see and admire.
The brand has to find a second breathe, and to feed our desires and dreams. But maybe we are not the target anymore, maybe they prefer less demanding new clients, ready to pay more for less. Let's wait and see... Best, Nicolas
I tend to agree…
At least with all of the standard model lines. Others have followed a similar disappointing path (think UN). However, at the very top end there is still some “spirit.” The artistic crafts with the Reverso releases in the past year have been nice and at th...
I find the new case much nicer and balanced
To me they are a very welcome refresh to the Duometre line. Some people were missing the discontinued original Duometres. They have launched a new one, with (IMO) a better / slimmer case visually, more elegant. The case thickness should not be compared di...
Well,
I am with the old line: it has much stronger identity, it is much more a Jaeger to me, it is the Duometre for me. The new models could be an other manufacture’s product for me, I don’t see Jaeger itself. I love everything in the old line: the masculin lug...
Thanks so much for your detailed review!
I think they have gone down the line of trying to maximize the returns by economizing on the input. Certainly not the only culprit but likewise I find the previous ones more to my liking. While there’s hope that they will add a full dial on the chrono in ...
Or
An UTT with an alarm A QL with moon phase and night and day…. More consistent than the « new » chrono
Aesthetics is fine for me but the price is far too high especially
given the price of the first generation.
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