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Compressor line advice

Hi fellow members,

I have narrowed down my list of next watch to the following JLC models which I consider practical both as an office daily wearer as well as a pastime timepiece for sailing and fishing trips.

Perhaps the key advice - as I am not satisfied with the stock AD in my country is keeping I'll make a shopping trip to the very essence of JLC's stores. Is there anything like seasonal sales or offerings to be expected at the Place Vendome Paris boutique? I have to visit Paris in late December to February anyway and still have flexibility in my schedule.

For any commodity the post Christmas period is the buyers time. Is it so also at a JLC boutique?

Now for the watches. Hope that you could help me deciding:
- MC Geopgraphic - probably the most practical from the lot, great complication, perfect for multi time zone work teams, stock trading or distant trips, the dial is clean and not busy.
Cons: very short reserve (43 hours, that's not even a full weekend), the hour and minute hands seem a bit short, also I wasn't able to verify nigh time legibility.

- MC Chrono 2 - more busy dial, but with a nice sportier look of the red seconds hand, chrono is a cool complication, but in real life needed quite occasionally, power reserve is a nice 65 hrs.
Cons: so far seen two new pieces with the chrono seconds disc not standing at an absolute 0 position in its reset position. Maybe this is due to the design - another reason to bite the bullet at the Paris store. The SS bezel was reported as easily scratcheable by another poster here.

- MC Chrono 2 - Ceramic bezel variant - same as above, obviously a better resistance against bezel scratches and a very clean, unified all-black look.
Cons: Quite a few people reported the ceramic bezel of IWC Pilots to be prone to cracking and the repair costing dearly. Is the ceramic compound used by JLC any better? Any first hand experience, guys?

- MC GMT - similar to MC Geo, it has a slightly lower price tag
Cons: still a short power reserve (48h), legibility of the second time hand is debatable and it won't work as good for travelling

Thanks in advance for any feedback!
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