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Agreed on all your points, John. There is a champion, in the JLC movements, if we consider the quality / finishing / decoration / price ratio...
The Cal 849 we find in the MUT Manual Winding.
Perlage, Cotes de Genève, Anglages... There is a lot, here. JLC does very well, indeed. We can have some bigger expectations, of course, on some movements, such as the Duometre ( Chrono / UTT / QL ) where we wold like deeper anglages, for example. Best, John. Nicolas
Perlage, Cotes de Genève, Anglages... There is a lot, here. JLC does very well, indeed. We can have some bigger expectations, of course, on some movements, such as the Duometre ( Chrono / UTT / QL ) where we wold like deeper anglages, for example. Best, John. Nicolas
A very nice finish indeed on this one...
... whether the case back is see through or not!
The only differences on the movement between the two references is the blued screws on the see through version.
Another decoration method is the engraving, present sometimes on some JLC references.
Best,
É.
The only differences on the movement between the two references is the blued screws on the see through version.
Another decoration method is the engraving, present sometimes on some JLC references.
Best,
É.
Like on the movement of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Skeleton?
As seen here: http://www.watchprosite.com/page-wf.forumpost/fi-2/pi-5373683/ti-800498/s-0/t--my-view-on-the-grande-reverso-ultra-thin-sq/
Best,
É.
Best,
É.
JLC's cal 849 is a good example.
A beautiful piece of watchmaking and underrated, IMO, compared to some of its more perceived lofty Swiss brethren (the Big 3).
For this piece, I would have used non-blued screws as I find them distracting, but that is just a personal preference.
Cheers,
John
The best article on this watch...
... http://www.thepurists.com/watch/features/8ohms/jlchw/
Never read as good, as critical, as detailed, as illustrated on this watch. It triggered me buying one!
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É.
Never read as good, as critical, as detailed, as illustrated on this watch. It triggered me buying one!
Best,
É.
Many thanks Nicolas! This thread gets me thinking about other watch things...
I've been starting to think about what makes a movement a good movement aside from the obvious: how it confers accuracy and durability to the watch. I'm guessing that for the best movements, each piece serves a specific role for the movement, if not, more than one function. Also the movement has to be designed so that it is easily serviced by a watchmaker, in which the order of parts are inserted in regards to the different Z-axis planes (superficial to the watch case, deeper in the case, to superficial to the watch dial).
I'm interested in what makes a movement horologically significant (aside from the historical implications, i.e. being the very first to employ the design or concept). Why are some movements harder to emulate, aside from patent laws? What's common between all mechanical watches, i.e- mainspring, etc? What requires the personal touch as opposed to machining via Auto-CAD softwares?
Then, I've questions about the casing of watches. It seems we've been limited to precious metals, steel, and more lately ceramic materials. Will the cases continue to be made of these materials or are the watchmakers doing any additional research into new materials?
Mostly, yes; but as a point of reference, the Master Ultra Thin Moon movements use the Colimaçonnage finishing. Personally, I prefer traditional Geneva stripes.
But this one is still nice--just not my absolute preference.
Photo credit to Nicolas:
My pleasure, my friend. Thanks for reading and for your comments. [nt]
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Thx a lot for this comprehensive & very instructive read !.. It taught me several things & the pics examples are great ! hs. :))
Again one post of yours, I happily have bookmarked
for later reference. - it is concise & clear, but still
delineates the essence of beauty of our beloved
tic-tacs..
I will much easier approach the movement's
characteristics & essence of finishing & decoration.
Thx again, Nico - again one of your superb posts.
Thank you, a lot !..
Cheers & Best,
hs
for later reference. - it is concise & clear, but still
delineates the essence of beauty of our beloved
tic-tacs..
I will much easier approach the movement's
characteristics & essence of finishing & decoration.
Thx again, Nico - again one of your superb posts.
Thank you, a lot !..
Cheers & Best,
hs
I learned a lot myself when I worked on that topic. Thanks for your kind words, hs. [nt]
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Geesh, so many new terms herein.
Thanks for taking the time to expound on a subject that I knew only a little about.
Minutiae like this makes me appreciate our little hobby even more.
Very well explained.
Art work vs the technical component .
The best watches have both. To win the heart and the mind!