amanico
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Agreed, but a more human size would have helped a lot. [nt]
No message body This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-06-09 21:10:20
Sunday pictures and thoughts: Squadra World Time.
How many of us would have loved to see a Reverso World Time? Ok, there was the Geographique, in rose gold, at the end of the 90ies, but this is not really a world time. There was another " tentative ", with the Squadra. Here are the pictures: BUT... The W...
Believe it or not,this is the watch that started the whole craze for me..
I remember seeing it on Italian television,a report from sihh that year..... I was captured,discovered with this watch how great JLC was,fell in love ...the rest is history... I never bought the squadra in the end...... Yes for a world time in a Reverso c...
The wrist test killed my feeling for the watch, indeed.
But I was excited, just like you, when I first saw the pics! Best, my friend. Nicolas
Funny.. Years ago I had been between this one ..
.. and my now beloved Rev Gde. GMT .. - and in fact, it was too big, yes & I struggled with its shape; - The recto side I also disliked & found it cluttered, - but Yes, The Verso side sort of fascinated me for some time.. Meanwhile I am more than happy wi...
You did well, after initial wow, the squadra line didn't succeed..
A little faux pas from JLC, commercially I mean... It had all the ingredients but fail to conquer the audience. Mo
Funny...
I saw one in the wild yesterday - for the first time in many years! And today you post about the watch... Were you spying on my yesterday...? ;) Best, my friend Blomman
Difficult to Resolve This One
A great concept for a retrospective! I have an affection for orphan watches and unloved models, so I'll probably end up with this Squadra at some point ;-) It is good that we take some time to discuss this model. Often, we revisit the true classics and ad...
Very interesting answer, Tim. You can also add that unveiled in 2007, the watch hit
The market 18 months later, at the end of 2008, or even early 2009... The crisis arrived at full speed... Yes, there are many well put and described reasons in your answer... I think the Squadra was a short escape in the JLC history. Which may be interest...
One of the most incredible watches...
ever created, since the case held the watch's 2 dials together. -Dean