Jaeger-LeCoultre

And it takes quite a lot of time to be able to say ..YES, this one will be MY Future Matic!

Yours is awesome, too!

What I love with mine is the silver dial and the applied indexes, very sober and elegant.

As for the Vintage documents, JLC provided me these one, as I told them that I was preparing a Review about this special watch.

So I really and sincerely have to thank them for their help on preparing this topic.

JLC provided also to me the inforamtions about the number of Future Matic produced.

But these Vintage documents RULE, as I think that nonbody saw them on the net, before!

Best, and thanks for your nice words, my friend.

Stay Tuned, I think that the next reviews will please you even more...

Nicolas

Wear it in great health my friend.

Always the best for you and your loved ones.

Matrix.

As I previously said to Marv, I think that the next review to come will be a blast, especially one which, I'm sure, will please you a lot!!!

Best.

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-11-15 03:23:05

It s very interesting, maybe I will search one for my collection.

Be very careful, as there are a lot of things to avoid, when choosing such a watch...

Let us know, my friend.

Best.

Nicolas

thanks so much for your time and effort!

Regards,

Tony C.

Your words are much appreciated, my friend!

So, the question is: " Will you jump on it " ? LOL

Best.

Nicolas

Really a big and "charmant" review. Thanks for your work and time.

Question : Do you show us the buckle of your watch ? It´s original?

Regards

Gerardo

This is, sadly, not the case...

I'm hunting some, baaaadly! LOL

While I'm waiting to find one, I will put a JLC Buckle on them.

Best, and thanks for the nice words, my friend.

Nicolas

i've actually had the pleasure of owning both the 501 subdial futurematic and a silver cased harwood.

first the futurematic.  great watch in very poor condition with wear to the Gold plated case and rough dial. movement worked fine, but i sold it mainly due to its condition.

now the harwood.   as you said Nicolas, not the most reliable watch in the world, very difficult to set the dot in the hole so that it would actually work, if you took it off and blinked it would stop due to a pathetic power reserve, very small as was the custom in the day making it not practical for modern use. i only really bought it because it was the 'First auto'. the experience was not a great one, more a short and frustrating one.

i dont regret buying either of them as you need to experience these things and i dont regret selling them either. just a part of lifes rich tapestry.

enjoy it mon ami

Graham

 

You and me have in common this strange taste for Freaaakie watches...LOLOL

you're right, these are expreiencces to be lived, even if they directly drive you to ..Deception.

Fortunately, we'll certtainly find other competitors..LOL

Although once well serviced by a watchmaker who knows his job, it is worth owning a Future Matic...

Best.

Nicolas

and beautiful pictures as usual.

 Cheers

       Jeff

It will be hard to give you the Virus, you bloody Rolex Guy! LOL

Thanks for the nice words, my friend.

Nicolas

It is good to be able to read this kind of summary from time to time. That 37-mm SS Futurematic is still very awesome nowadays and was even more than awesome when released 5 decades ago!

Here are a few photos of mine...9K YG Futurematic (possibly released originally for the UK market?)

Futurematically yours,

Joe

Future Matic!

These lugs really give a sepcial, very dressy look to this watch.

But I'm always a bit suspicious about the wuality of the 9 or 10 K Golden Watches...

Thanks for sharing with us, my friend.

Best.
Nicolas

Thanks for all the information you put together. It's always a pleasure to read your reviews.

Sincerely

Ahmet  

The next one will please you, I'm sure!

best, my friend.

Nicolas

Nicolas, thanks for all the write up and pictures. Great review as always.

I'm ending a pure bomb...Stay tuned! LOL

Best.

Nicolas

Like the review - more fuel to the fire, r in my case just shows that i made the right decision when I got one.

There is a great review on web



Please delete if not appropriate.

Also they were mention in and International watch magazine article (Engish version) about 5 years ago - which was what started the bug to get one.

Cheers

J
This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-11-18 23:26:23

I had to delete becasue as per our forum rules, any link to another website is authorized...

But Yes, I know this review, and the great job his author did on this topic.

Thanks for your nie words, and your input, too!

Best.

Nicolas

Dear A,

Nice review...agree with one of the readers...getting hold of the original manual and papers...that was quite a feat. Thanks for sharing with us.

I missed getting one of these babies in black two years back at an auction in Singapore. This and a few other collectors' items. Some of these older pieces are really affordable collectables and would make any collection that much more diverse! Will endevour to keep an eye out for these pieces.

 

Ardi

"to know the price of everything and the value of nothing"

Yes, I agree with what you said about the Vintage JLC Watches...

They are so sexy, so technically original, so interesting, and so...affordable that the idea of building a collection is very tempting, much more tempting than Rolex or Panerai, becasue with one Vintage Panerai or Rolexn you build a very serious JLC Vintage Collection! LOL

And you won't have less pleasure!

Best, Ardi!

Nicolas