I agree on the unnecessary presence of the stop / run function. Yes, you are right about the anecdote on the rentability of the Gran Sport Chrono. I heard that from JLC themselves.
That was the second Reverso Chronograph, after the Rose Gold from 1996. The Gran Sport Chrono was issued some 5 or 6 years after, in a daring design. The case was a bit bigger than the famous GT case, much thicker, with two different dial versions, white ...
I don’t think JLC needed to reproduce the “running/stopped” function, but I’m a guy who likes a date for daily wear. I do think JLC stands a chance to make their money back now. JAW reported back in 2006, after the GS Chrono was retired that JLC’s investm...