Dr No
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In all honesty, Nicolas, I'm afraid not for the near term . . .
. . . as the only type of watch that I can justify on the basis of necessity is a steel sports watch. I have a few pure dress vintage watches already, and my G O's perform double duty as casual and dress watches; what I need is a tough, no-nonsense steel sports watch, preferably on a bracelet, to accompany me on weekend visits to my favorite seaside bars and pool-halls. A Rolex Milgauss or Omega Railmaster are at the top of my list for the next acquisition, and I'm hoping that the new line of Omega movements finds it's way into the Railmaster next year so that I can finally make a decision. The Reverso pictured is one of my favorites, and happens to be identical to the one in Steve G's collection, with a gorgeous skeleton movement . . . unfortunately, my wrist shots didn't turn out well, but as Scott can attest, it was a complementary design on my wrist. Perhaps someday, Nicolas . . . warm regards, Art
JLC Rectangular or Round Watches, what do you prefer ?
In its 175 years of History and Life, JLC offered quite a lot of Rectangular and Round Watches... Among the Rectangular watches, we had the Uniplan ( which were also round watches ), the Duo Plan, and, of course, the most famous..Reverso. But, at the same...
I prefer round please
For me it's all about form follows function. All inside the watch goes round, and so should the case. There is somehow no real need for a square case, so it's more like a fashion thing. Current round watches are the evolution of many many decades; I like ...
Round
The majority of my watches are round, I guess that says it all. They just fits me better. Incidentally all my rectangular watches are all dress watch.
hard to decide, like both...
rectangular shape is the signature (i.e. reverso) for JLC, but round shape can match with different dresses and ocassions. cheers. stefan
And even more difficult to choose if I show you that, Stefan
The Perfection of a round watch on the Beauty and strengh of a Rectangular Watch... Huuuummm, Difficult to choose, indeed! Best. Nicolas...
Nic, I am surrendered...
Nic, wow, you are right, you pic even makes me more difficult to make choice of which, i love both anyway... i think your question/post is not fair to all of us who are JLC fans... Stefan
Stay Tuned, Stefan, I'm preparing some big reviews!
I begin to regret having posted this topic...LOL Looks like the answer is impossible to get! LOL Best. Nicolas
hi Nic, just got my another round JLC...
hi Nic, my choice is still to go for round again, just bougth another round JLC - ultra thin for my xmas present : > stefan
What MUT, Stefan?
The New or the old one? The 38 or the 40mm? Can't wait to see your pics. Best. Nicolas PS: Huge congrats for this nice catch, BTW.
is old model...
hi Nic, it is the old model. you know i was still thinking of which model to buy either old or new model (38mm or MGUT4). after wearing them on my wrist and carefully compariing their dial, size, movement and finishing, my final decision was still to go f...
So, Stefan, you know what to do,now
Taking pics of this Beauty, and posting them ASAP, please! Congrats, this is really a nice catch. Best. Nicolas
here you go...
hi Nic, yes, I know that. in fact, I wanted to take some photos for my MUT with my previous reply, but did not do that because it seems the quality of the photos were not nice, anyway, here are the better ones. will try some more later. stefan...
The white dial is a hell to take in pic, Stefan
And you managed to take some quite goods pics, here. Thanks for your efforts. You own a very nice specimen of a great dressy and elegant watch, with a nicely finished movement. What more to ask? Best, and once again, thanks. Nicolas
thanks for the kind words...
hi Nic, I have taken several pics, only these three that I think are better and nice. yes, I am very happy to have this for my xmas present and collection although it came a bit earlier than what I planned for. now I have a MHT and a MUT now, both are rou...
if you ask me which model I like for next...
hi Nic, actually i quite like reverso SHT, but i already have MHT, it seems they are the same in terms of functionality although i understand the look is entirely different! stefan
So, you'd better think about a simpler model
A nice come back to the roots? Why not this one? Pink Gold simple Reverso GT... Tempting. Best. Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-12-24 08:42:41...
really beautiful and tempting...
hi Nic, yes you are right, it is no necessary to go for complicated one, simple is always the best! the pink gold looks really beautiful and tempting, it is really nice, but gold may not be good for daily wear?! btw, can you send me pm if you roughly know...
You can have the same in SS,
And this is not a bad choice at all. I send you a PM right now. Best. Nicolas
Round
Once upon a time, I had a beautiful Reverso Grande Date on a bracelet. It was a fine time piece in every respect, I just could not get use to it on my wrist. When I would look at my wrist, the Reverso did not "sing to me." My personal preference is round ...
Rectangular
in my opinion without any doubt this is signature case shape of Grande Maison and yes the Reverso is most iconic of all the rectangular watches the strongest association to JLC Best
I'm just so impressed with the line up of watches!
And quite a few from your own personal collection! I'm beginning to like the Perpetual squelette more and more and the MMR - always one of my favorites.When will the Gyro II be included in your stable? So what was the question?? LOL Cheers Fernando
A man Should aways own a round and a square dressy watch...
Some wise person said that just recently, although I cannot recall who it was..LOL Love the abundance of images of so many nice JLCs. Thank you, Nico. As I grow more and more fond of some Reversos and Squadras, I cannot say I have any preference for strai...
Rectangular
The Reverso is unique, patented, and an icon. There is nothing like it anywhere else in the watch industry. If I could have only one watch it would be a Reverso. And while we're at it, if JLC can make replica's of the original Polaris, why not a copy of t...
Round for me
I really do love the way the Reverso's look and I would love to own one, but they don't seem to look "right" when I put them on my wrist. Maybe my tastes will change some day but for now it's round all the way for me. BTW Nicolas I'm honoured you used one...
I wouldve said Round for sure...
if you had asked this question only a few months ago...But since owning my first JLC (which you know is not rectangular) and joining this awesome forum being monitored by an ok gentleman that you may know lol, the rectangular is most likely the next JLC t...
A bit late, sorry...
First, I have to congrat and give you my thanks for this great post....an impressive collection of many wonders. We could call this post ... "doing a great memory of History." It is appreciated that so many models to admire all together. So, thank you. We...
The Reverso is a great classic
However, i would recommend IMPO to take the grande taille and not the "extra" grande taille. Having the reserve de marche, i really regretted not getting the duoface. The Xtra size is just to bulky and a little too "show-off", kind of like the Squadra.
REVERSO , because ...
... that's what JLC is too me (for 99%) ... BUT !!!!! You know what i prefer off course ..... so eventually i'd go for this one.... WHAT A BEAST ... YEAH El Bimbo .... errr bimbeano .... LOL...
Yes, El Bimbo!
This is a GREAT Choice, my friend... After the American Version, now I'm hunting the European one, as the one shown in your pic... This is a Pure Bomba!!! Best, my friend. Nicolas
When you have it ..
i'll come over to admire it .... but don't wait to long because i'm very impatient .... F
aouch... the skeleton perpetual and...
... the minute repeater, and the grand tourbillon!! Too many nice rounds. But the gyro II is in someway like no other watch can come close to, i think. i think u got a wrist shot of it, no?? How did u manage not to runaway with it? K.
LOLOLOL
Hi K ... ... i just did a post about the memorable posts on this forum .... home.watchprosite.com . mine was offcourse the event in Paris were they lynched Nicolas after running away with the gyro II . Filip
Absolutely right Nicolas ...
... and it's very high ranked on my "TO DO" list ... LOL Salutations mon ami, or may i say "copain" ? El Bimbeano Primero
Rectangular or Round watches?
My first JLC was round, a MC Diver GMT. To me it is a fantastic watch and one that I will never get tired of wearing. However it does not fit very well under dress cuffs. My next JLC was a Reverso Duo. It looks beautiful, fits very well under dress cuffs ...
opinionated through my wife's choice...
... I need to answer: rectangular! She simply loves her two Reverso models ;-) Henrik...
Both of them!
I like both round and rectangular watches. But I definitively prefer round movement in round watches and rectangular movement in rectangular watches! For example, I would not chose an uniplan but in a rectangular case. And I have recently considered a ver...
I prefer round...
though not only because of my Geomatic, but because my newest acquisition falls into that category as well! And yes, Nicolas, this is a bit of a tease, but I should have some photos posted shortly... Regards, Tony C.
What, what, what, Tony C, a Teaser without an hint???
You're a Bad Boy, Tony! LOLOL Can't wait to see what kind of JLC piece you added in your collection, my friend! Best!!! Nicolas
OK, a couple of hints...
it's one of the early JLC ultra-thins, featuring the movement which was to be the basis for the V&C K1014 and AP K2014. This particular one features an iconic JLC dial, which is simultaneously very simple, yet unique. Tony C.
small correction...
I believe that the AP version was cal. 2085, not 2014, though information is scarce.
Rectangular...
Hands down. The majority of my watches are round, but the most pleasure I get when wearing a watch is looking down at my Reverso, GT size. It sits perfectly on my wrist and looks stunning under a shirt cuff. Rectangular it is.
As soon as..
.. the watch industry comes up with a watch in which the hands move around in squares instead of circles, I prefer a square case. Until then, I guess it just makes sense that hands move in circles in a round case Regards Mark
This Reverso is so tempting, Art!
Samon dial, white gold case, very nice skeleted movement... A HIT, Really... A hit, but also a Target, my friend? Best. Nicolas