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life would be boring if everyone agreed about everything
Simon
Some criticisms
By: aaronm : January 7th, 2008-16:33
It'd be no fun to agree with most of what you've said, and since I do, I'll complain about the things I don't like about JLC as a brand: *JLC excels at grand complexity in both movement (Gyro) and design (tryptich). They do not excel at simple elegance an...
A newbie's point of view
By: respo : January 7th, 2008-18:29
I am a newbie to the world of fine watches, having bought my first really nice watch very recently (a JLC of course) and entering the game with pretty much only one preconceived notion, namely that Patek is the best. So, I spent some time getting to know ...
Just my newbie opinion
By: emcquillan : January 7th, 2008-19:48
I have been deliberating this very question. Has JLC earned the reverence of such storied, innovative and classic manufacturers such as PP and Vacheron? I agree with Aaron in that they are missing the simple elegance in their collection that can be found ...
I rate JLC up there...
By: sclamb : January 8th, 2008-04:59
The top four manufactures are well known, and have established their reputations over a very long period of time. I believe that JLC has an equally good record, albeit they are regarded by many as on the second tier. One question to ask is what makes a ma...
Not top tier
By: 1440 : January 8th, 2008-10:04
In my opinion, JLC is not in the top tier of manufacturer's. Most people who make the argument that they should be in that top level say things like "they are a great bang for the buck" and "they have so much innovation." Those things are very true, but n...
Exactly....
By: 1440 : January 10th, 2008-09:43
And for me they are not top tier. Don't get me wrong, I like the brand very much and own 2 JLC's, but they don't meet what I consider to be the level of a top tier maker. Even if the higher end pieces are finished well, to me what makes a company is how w...
JLC top of the tree
By: Sid : January 8th, 2008-12:17
I will put my opinion quite simply, If money was no object I would certainly own a Patek or two, and maybe a couple of VC's etc. However each of these and other brands only have two or three watches in their collection that blow my mind. The depth and qua...