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Jaeger Lecoultre Master Grande Ultra Thin Small Second Blue 2017. A nice watch from this year collection.
40 mm steel case, superb blue dial.
What I like a lot is the blue accent of this dial. Really captivating. And it is not that easy to find a nice blue hue.
The case, which I find superb.
The lack of date is another great point, too.
Now, what I would have liked to see:
- A manual winding movement... THIS would make me jump on it immediately.
- A big second.
All in all, I find it very cool. With a manual winding movement, it would have been a GREAT watch.
You will tell me that Duometre apart, there is no manual winding movement with a central second, or with a small second.
What do you think?
Best,
Nicolas
My opinion: Too many blue watches in the past years. Other than that, it looks quite nice. [nt]
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Blue color is a trend in nowadays watchmaking.
Almost all major brands are producing blue face watches. JLC followed the stream in 2017. I think that the JLC's blue is a bit plain and too bright and can get boring quite fast. But I am not sure as I saw it in a shop with artificial lights.
I found it quite appealing in the réal. As for blue precedents...
There were some blue dials from JLC in the late 60, and some in the late 2000's such as the Reverso blue enamel.
Reverso with enamel dial looks stunning in pictures.
I hope I will try it in flesh one day.
Even better in the real life. The depth and " life " of the dial is breathtaking. [nt]
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thats really a good one...
coincidence...i was looking for manual wind dress watches today morning in JLC site & was impressed by the silver dial 38,5mm one - then bumped in to the blue one too !
40mm is a good size & apt for a daily wear.
true there were very few manual wound incl. reverso.
Best,
mahesh.,
Well, in the Reverso Universe, there were quite a lot manual winding ones. Before JLC decided to offer more automatic movements.
As for this MGUT, it is really eye catching, and even more when you see it in the metal.
Thanks for your feedback, Mahesh.
Nicolas
Thanks for your feedback, Mahesh.
Nicolas
despite not manual wind...
I like the MUT Réserve de Marche SS...lovely watch it is.
Best,
mahesh.,
Best,
mahesh.,
Very nice!
Although I have to say that there have been perhaps too many blue watches recently. Do you know how thin it is?
I wanted to ask what the advantage is of a manual wind?
Thinness? This watch seems fairly thin(?).
Is it a little more robust or is there a sort of something to a manual wind which would make it a little more special?
Just interested in your take, thanks!
Is it a little more robust or is there a sort of something to a manual wind which would make it a little more special?
Just interested in your take, thanks!
i'd say a big second first and then manual winding. There's been lots of blues this past year, but Im confident only a limited amount of those pieces will last. This JLC will definitely! [nt]
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I like it in pictures, but haven't seen it in person yet.
I would share your few suggested refinements to make this piece better, although I could live with the automatic movement (great decision by JLC not to write "Automatic/Automatique" on the dial!).
The gold rotor is a nice touch, and I think demonstrates JLC's decision to deliver more value to its customers.
Is JLC rolling out gold rotors to all automatic exhibition back pieces in JLC's lineup? It seems so...
One suggestion I would add...perhaps 1 mm smaller or a slightly thicker bezel and a bit more substantial crown. The thinness of this piece together with the slim bezel may overplay the size of the watch. But I'd have to see it in person for a definitive opinion.
Cheers,
John
Of course I am happy to see that they didn't put the " automatic " mention on the dial. This is a well made watch, that's for sure. Thanks, John, for your feedback.
1mm smaller? That works for me. Even 2 mm smaller!
Beautiful Dial! Love the no "automatique"!
However, this would be more of a bonus watch for me, as 39mm is the max dress watch size for me and I am still looking out for a white/silver dialed one first to fill the niche first!
JLC does make essentially the same watch with a silver dial in a 38.5 mm case. [nt]
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Thanks Vitalsigns!
I'm having an internal struggle between a dress watch or aiming for a JLC MUT Perpetual Black Dial (or status quo). This will depend on my having to sacrifice some watches.
So many good choices out there. If you ended up with the MUT black dialed perpetual that certainly would be a good outcome IMO :) [nt]
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