Jaeger Lecoultre Master Control, Geographique and Chronograph " Sector " Dial.
In 2017, Jaeger Lecoultre unveiled these three Master " Sector " dials to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Master Control 1000 Hours. Produced for only one year, they also are interesting " first access " watches. A bit less expensive than the curren...
If only it were consistent in its typefaces!
The font on the sundials really bothers me--it should be sans serif like the tachymetre!
Indeed!
I think it makes particular sense, though, to be picky about printing style on a sector dial. Dial printing is what these watches are all about!
Chrono...even i'm not a big fan of 'automatique'
the 'date' on the sector dial is really a bad decision - would have been much 'pure' without it & probably a BIG winner ! Best, mahesh.,
The chrono is very well done.
Also my favorite of the three. The date window on the time-date really ruins the appeal of an otherwise flawless piece. Hands: I‘d love luminova instead of the void. Best, Daniel
Total agreement
It is very disturbing to me why those watch manufacturer don't listen to our forever cry and make the dial clean of date.
Chrono for me.
Like the blue highlights and the sector dials but the hands are very unappealing to me. I quite like “Automatique” it makes a nice change from the usual Automatic. Regards Kev.
Geographic for me!
I almost pulled the trigger a couple of times in the past. I've tried on them all and the Geographic wins on the wrist for me. Very nice trio, I love the sector dial and the color combination. I also like the hands a lot.
And I loved it on the wrist, but I ended up deviating a little bit from the original target
I recall that I started looking at this JLC, then I got tempted buy the Rolex Cellini Dual Time and I finally bought the 5110G 😋
The chronograph...
If the MasterControl has no date, it would be competing for the first place 😊 Cheers
I almost bought the chrono...
...but in the metal it just didn’t appeal to me as much as I thought it would. I took a few more weeks to consider, and bought the most simple of the 3. Have to say, I don’t quite get the date criticism, it’s never bothered me in the slightest. It’s my da...
The most important is that it pleases you. Don't worry too much about the date, the critics come from date haters... Like me; ;) The thing is that the date " breaks " the sector dial, here.
Which is an important detail for some, and not such an important detail for others. Best! Nicolas
The chronograph for me as well
It is very well executed. Also, I too find this habit of slapping a date on models which clearly don't need it extraordinarily irksome. And, unfortunately, it's not just JLC. Contrary to others, I am not bothered by the "Automatique", which I think provid...
Next time you meet the Design team...
...tell them that if they keep on adding dates on model that don't need them, I'll be coming for them.
The Chrono is my favorite.
...Despite that I agree with another commenter that the subdial font is a misstep or lack of attention to detail. I wish they all had a longer production run. They are all nice pieces for sure. Cheers, John
The Geographic
Just wished they had filled the bloody hands with lume and I would have been forced to order one. In 1999 the Master Geo was the first 'complicated' watch I ever experienced and it blew my mind. It's what basically opened my eyes to watch watchmaking coul...
Nicholas, a reply to your old post:
Did they discontinue the sector dials? Can’t find them on the website anymore
I like them a lot
These were introduced just when i was getting bit more into watches. What appealed(and still appeals) to me was fact that they managed to get a very balanced well thought out dial, resembling mid fifties sector dials yet without looking old fashioned and ...
2017 Master Control Date
Hello All, Afraid that I have to respectfully disagree with the adverse comments regarding the hands and the presence of the date on the 2017 Master Control Date. I like it all - the hands ,date and sector had mine for 2 years now and love it. It was my ...
Photo’s of my JLC’s
1953 (Memovox ) Wrist 814? Alarm disc a replacement? 1956 JLC Galaxy(?). Calibre P480/C. 1958 LeCoultre bumper movement. Calibre 476/3. JLC 1970 Memovox E855 Calibre K825. 1953 LeCoultre Futurematic .Calibre 497/1. JLC 2017 Master Control Date. ...