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Great to see this come back!
I could be picky about some of the aesthetics (I still believe the balance of the width of the bezel is too much), but it's great to see a piece like this back in play from the watchmakers' watchmaker and especially with the correct looking hands rather than the awful broadswords that have blighted so many recent JLC designs.
Funny that over the last few years, Jerome has gone back on his vision of 'JLC never repeats itself'; a question of timing and marketing I suppose.
Platinum with Ruthenium dial any time soon?
All IMHO of course - no offence.
Velociphile
JLC SIHH 2013: The Master Calendar is back!
The Triple Calendar Moonphase and the Grande Maison is a long love story. In the Fourties, JLC made one of their nicest watch: A Triple Calendar which could also receive a moonphase. Here, a wonderful Triple Calendar without moonphase, but with these deli...
Fantastic!
My first JLC was the Master Moon so I'm a fan of this. Hopefully they release a black dial one sometime down the line. Thanks for the pics Nicolas! -MW
This is one of my favourite complication, elegant and....
unassuming, in this instance I must say that I really like both the rose gold and stainless steel, however I would have preferred the stainless steel to have the same colour hand and applied markers as the new Master Perpetualin white gold, I believe they...
Aaah this blackened indexes on the MUT 39 Perpetual in WG are something!
I wouldn't see them on the SS Master Calendar, though... It would bring a wierd touch of modernity, while it works very well on the MUT 39 perpetual. Difficult to put in words, but this is the feeling I have. Thanks for your input, my friend. Best, Nicola...
Well, perhaps not the blackened ones but something to give...
a contrast for legibility! Cheers, Francois
At the detriment of understatement and elegance?
That is a designers' dilemma, I guess. Best, Nicolas
I guess you are right! But at the same time, what's the point....
of having a very elegant watch if one cannot read the time....kind of:) I see your point too!
No! You are again correct my friend, no catastrophe here.....
I am just over reacting:):):)
Gorgeous !
U have to stop doing this ! There are 2 JLC boutiques all within 400-500m of where I put up in Beijing. And I love to see this and the Perpetual Calendar ! Vey Much !
It's a very elegant watch!
Very nicely reported. I would not mind seeing an annual calendar version.
I think this is a particularly difficult complication
that often lacks a modern look, but it is certainly improving with every iteration.
Much improved
Hi Have yo say the the new one is a great improvement over its predecessor - never really understood why the power reserve was stuck in the middle of the dial. Almost like it was trying to be all things to all men. Now its much closer to what it should be...
Yes, this last one offers some positive aesthetical improvements, I agree.
As for the WG, yes, it came with a hinged case back. That was a superb model, even if my favourtie was the Pt case, blue dial which also came with the hinged case back. Best, Nicolas.
Hey Nicolas...
... I love love love that vintage piece in the second photograph. Is that one of yours? Wow! What a watch. The red-tipped date hand is sublime. It would be so great if JLC would release the Master Control with blue'd steel hands. The second hand is fantas...
Well, I find that the size matter is an interesting topic, Scott.
JLC is one of the rare manufacture to reduce the size of their cases, not on all the production, but on the dressy category. I have the feeling trhat they are right, and that the tendance ( how much I hate this word ) will go this way. So, reducing the Ma...
Great to see the Annual Calendar back!
A wonderful addition to the JLC range - and you put it absolutely right: back to the roots. this was certainly a wise choice..the power reserve was disturbing the harmony of the dial. Looking forward to see it in metal. Best, Stefan
If only JLC could spend a little time in (re) designing their hands..
these Dauphine hands are so! ...so...what? antiquated? banale? is it just me? ....perhaps, then I should take an appointment with a psy!:) The last picture you offered us in the introduction although the dial itself looks "weird" the hands are beautiful, ...
JLC redesigned them!
It is a matter of taste, here: Some love them, others don't, and some others just don't care about them. JLC is reworking a lot of details on their watches: The cases are the most obvious example. They also started to re think their buckles ( It was time ...
Great to see this come back!
I could be picky about some of the aesthetics (I still believe the balance of the width of the bezel is too much), but it's great to see a piece like this back in play from the watchmakers' watchmaker and especially with the correct looking hands rather t...
Agreed that if a tad slimmer, the bezel would be nicer.
As for a platinum version, with a ruthenium or blue dial ( or black? ) would be irresistible. Best, and thanks for your valuable input, Velociphile. Nicolas
Would love to have seen...
The cream dial (like the MGUT), with a "small" reserve de marche (ala 5146) at 12 o'clock.....but then it'd look like it was trying to BE the 5146. I owned the MM, and it's one of the watches I regret selling (right price/right time). Even though the 2006...
I see that we are not alone in hoping for a black dial!
Funnily, Dean, JLC told me that their former Master Calendar was a big success. Which confirms what you wrote. Best, my friend. Nicolas
nicely done JLC..
this "return to roots" is very nice... funny that they are not interested in an annual calendar...that would fit in nicely in their product range...
Well, they already have the triple calendar and several perpetual calendars.
My guess is that JLC doesn't see any reason to go for an annual calendar. They have a wide and impressive choice of Perprtuals, from the " simple " auto to the most sophisitcated ones ( HM / Gyro I / Tryptique ), without forgetting the 8 Days PC! Best, my...
Finally some sanity!
I think a return to a smaller case size is long overdue. Hopefully, this version is also thinner than the 40mm one. For me, the thickness was too much for the diameter of the case. Probably why I stuck with my Master Hometime. To make it perfect, I'd add ...
Beautiful, as expected. But...
...an interesting design choice to split the date windows farther apart. I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand, it invites me to take in more of the dial. On the other, it expects me to take in more of the dial...Ken
I would have expected closer rather than farther!
If you look at all the former ones, as well as the Vintage, the distance seems to be the same on all of them. Like a " marque de fabrique ". Hmm, I would like to see some photoshop job with your suggestion, now. Damn you! ;) Best, Nicolas
This is the first thing that jumped out at me too...
...and I just can't quite get over it. The expanse between the date cutouts really unbalances the dial for me (not that it's unbalanced--it's symmetrical, after all--but it just doesn't work IMO). John
I am late to the party once again. Just back from a very long trip ;)
Allow me to say briefly that I completely welcome this new Master Calendar. It is proper, graceful and everything I would want it to be. But having said that, if I am going for another round JLC watch, I will more likely choose the Master Ultra Thin 39 Mo...
Thanks for your input, Ruckdee. I too think that JLC has pretty well covered bases
When it comes to Calendar watches, and it may be risky to release an Annual Calendar, in these said that byou would go for the MUT 39 Moon if you had to go for another round watch from JLC. Does that mean that you next watch is a rectangular one? ;) Best...
You are a very careful reader. Yes, your guess is most correct.
The watch I have on order is rectangular and it will have two faces :D But I am not excluding the possibility of adding the MUT 39 Moon to the collection at this moment. Let's see what Omega will bring first this Basel. and I have a huge credit card debt ...
Nice to see a well-balanced piece...
I think this layout is the best way to approach a triple date moonphase execution. Nothing to hate here to be honest. Probably one of those watches that you won't see too often in the secondary market. And the gold is nice too! Great to have a lot of winn...
We will play at the 2013 JLC Collection winner game later. ;)
It is a very honest and charming watch, yes. Best, my friend, and thanks for reading! Nicolas
I like this watch more than the older one
My taste is becoming even more classic and understated--although I do love Sarpaneva's Kaamos--and a few 'out there' piece-- This one has that "I could wear it forever" look to it. I used to dislike outside dates, but I happened to see this watch (earlier...
My pleasure, Mostel. Thanks for your input.
Are we turning classic with Time passing? Best, Nicolas