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It is hard to be completely accurate but yes I have included the glass in my best attempts at getting an accurate measurement.
To be honest I was expecting it to be around 5mm like most Ultra Plate Breguet watches I have seen, so it was a very nice surprise when it arrived and was as thin as my Boucheron. I think a lot of it is down to the use of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 839 Ultra thin movement.
Marc
Marc
The Cal 839 ( then referenced 849 ) is 1, 85 mm. Then you have to add the case, the dial and the glass. We are more somewhere between 4 and 5 mm, in my opinion.
You may well be right hopefully an extract from the heritage department at Breguet may reveal more.
I was fully expecting it to be 5 mm and although my measuring may not be that accurate it is certainly under 5 mm. I did notice from the movement picture that the movement is virtually flat to the watch case thickness and that the caseback is only very slightly raised whilst the glass is flat to the case. It really is not that much of a big deal at the end of the day as either way it is an Ultra Plate and IMHO a beautiful watch and I am happy. I have tried again to get better measurements and take some more pictures to try and show it more clearly. On the tape measure I have made sure the watch is dead on the 9cm mark and you can clearly see it doesn't reach the 9.5cm marker so IMHO is clearly under 5 mm and a fraction under the 3 mm marker.
watch on 9cm marker
watch under the 9.5 cm marker
Caseback depth and glass flat to case
Caseback depth and glass flat to case 2
Marc
watch on 9cm marker
watch under the 9.5 cm marker
Caseback depth and glass flat to case
Caseback depth and glass flat to case 2
Marc
My JLC Master Ultra Thin MUT 38 is supposedly 6.3 mm thick.
According to an article written by yours truly. www.watchprosite.com
I really like the MUT 38 and I ought to wear it more often!
I really like the MUT 38 and I ought to wear it more often!
Fantastic arrival Marc!! Congratulations! You must be super pleased with it!! Thanks for sharing the history and the nice shots! Enjoy! Best, E.
I am indeed ecstatic especially as I hadn't realised it was going to be this thin before it arrived and thanks for your praise of my post and pictures.
Marc