Jaeger-LeCoultre

Considering the following all in steel:

986 Duodate

Grand Date

Grand GMT

All are reverso. Had the GMT,which I sold and regret. What is the preference of the community.

Symmetry of the face makes this one beautiful watch.  I am not sure what the exact term is "Golden Balance" or whatever the technical term  it this one has it.



Source :Internet press pics.

...and I am interested to read others' opinions. I am kind of exploring the same question.  I guess i am looking for the perfect Reverso for me. 

I am curious, if you had the Grande GMT and regret selling it, why not get another one?  I had been thinking that the Grande GMT is the perfect modern Reverso, especially if one travels.  The 8-day power reserve is really nice.  But perhaps it is just a bit too thick or not as elegant as perhaps a less complicated Reverso might be...?  But I still think it may be the perfect modern day Reverso.

The 986 Duodate is lovely, but I do not like the date display.  If that were a large date or simple date display, this one would get my vote. 

The Grande Date is lovely, too.  It also has the great 8-day power reserve and the view on the back side is very nice, indeed.

To your list I might add the Grande Reverso 976.  In this case, the dial is simple and lovely, time only without date.  But the caseback display reveals nothing special to look at (IMHO) and the power reserve is pretty standard at 48 hours.  Granted the movement allows for quick and easy time adjustments when traveling.

Lately I have been thinking that I would really like a very simple time-only Reverso in the XGT size case or even the 986/976 size with a superbly finished movement, something better than the usual finish on the Reversos, to view on the reverse side. 

Well, I am looking forward to see what you decide and why.

Cheers,

respo

 

 

I'm very close to Respo analyze on this matter.

I prefer the 976 to the 986, because I don't blike the date window and the larger dimensions of the 986, which looks more " square " than the 976, but to each his own...

In your list, I prefer the Grande Date to the Grande GMT, even if the Grande GMT is a very cool watch.

Here again, I prtefer the simplicity of the Grande Date, and to be able to see an 8 days movement through the sapphire case back is cool.

The movement has a decent finish.

I would pay attention to the Grande Date, to answer you...

Best,

Nicolas

I actually prefer the face on the GMT over the Grande Date. I guess it all depends on your personal taste...

Fortunately there are no wrong answers in the multi-choice question you pose ...

I also on the older MGT which I love....



And I really love my latest. JLC create an incredible range of quality products at a reasonable price.

No date, 8-day power reserve, moon phase and even better rear view than the Grande Date, right?

respo

so far i only have two reverso: Grande GMT and Grande Taille. can't contribute too much views except these two models. the former one has more complications than the latter. the latter is the most simple reverso. both are the great watches to me : - )

stefan

I'd like to see them.

respo

these two pics were taken some time ago.

I love the simplicity of the Grande Taille, but it is quite a bit smaller in all dimensions than the GMT.  I think I need to try on a Grande Taille....

What a nice family portrait!  Thanks.

respo

 

i feel the Grande Taille fits my small wrist better and more comfortable. the rose gold case matches its simplicity of Grande Taille very well, especially the blue hands stand out on the white dial surrounding with rose gold. just can't describe how beautiful she is.

stefan

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... because I have one on my wrist every day for some 10 1/2 months now.

I love my Grande GMT!

And although it is not a very large watch compared to others it has a very decent size. The new Reverso models are slightly larger but thinner. This gives them a very different look and feel. This is something you can only 'really' feel when you have both models side by side. Then, when you have a Grande Taille model too, you'll know what model size you want.

I would have liked to be able to see the movement through the back. This of course is a nice plus of the Grande Date. That is something for my next watch. Perhaps it is time for a 'skelletonized' verso side for the Grande GMT?

Cheers!

For those of you who own a Grande GMT/Grande Date, would you mind posting pictures of the watch on your wrist and possibly let us know your wrist size please? I am just curious to see how the watch look like on different sized wrists... thanks in advance!

Same size than the Grande Date:



My wrist is 16, 5 / 17 mm big...

Best,

Nicolas

There should definitely be more watches from JLC with a silver colored dial. Maybe an AMVOX

Theere are even many...

Amvox I titanium,

Amvox II Platinum...



Best,

Nicolas

but I should have been more precise with my description, I didn't mean to say 'silver' colored, I had specifically the dark gray color on that Reverso in mind, gray is actually my favorite color and there are very few watches with a dial in a gray tone like the one you posted!

The silver dial AMVOXes look gorgeous, but silver is much more common and present on watches from all manufacturers.

This message has been edited by AMVOX on 2010-02-17 12:24:58

what is the one AMVOX in existence with the closest dial color to a dark gray tone?

I believe it is the platinum DBS Grand Chrono:

This is a spectacular watch in my mind but the one thing I would change is the outer dial color which is black.
You can easily guess, I would prefer for it to be the same as the central dial color - dark gray.
The chrono discs in that case could provide contrast by being made from carbon-fibre.

So, since this is not a reality, my favorite AMVOX remains the Racing PBE with the strongest emotional connection for me.

However, if JLC would manufacture an AMVOX of the following specification that could change :

Case - Ti5, PVD coated

Dial - Full Dark Gray (central & outer dial)

Details (seconds hand etc.) - Orange

Chrono Discs - Carbon-Fiber

This would definitely be my favorite combination for the watch and I'm curious as to what your thoughts are about it?

Maybe the good people in Le Sentier read the forum regularly and consider some good suggestions .

A bientot Nicolas,

Filip

On the picture, this is not evident, but I will soon post some pics I recently took of the definitive watch, which just landed in Paris a few weeks ago.

Stay tuned.

As for another Amvox II, I think that we just arrived below the 4 000 watches, and that it is time to turn the page, and to create another model, to give birth to another member of the Amvox Family.

Best,

Nicolas

to the pics then, could have sworn it was black, just another example of how photographs usually don't succeed in depicting the exact color tones on a watch.

I agree Nicolas that the AMVOX2 has reached a prideful and honorable end and that there is now space for a new work of art to be born.

Best,

Filip

Or I prepare a topic about all the Amvox II released, and I include the pics of this Grey Amvox II...

Or I post the 4 or 5 pics I have, and basta...

Best.

Nicolas

that idea about all of the AMVOXes in one retrospective is fantastic, would be a great article to favorite in the browser

Not to say of course that it wouldn't be great to see a few excellent photos of the platinum DBS in order to have a closer feeling of what the beautiful colors are like in real life.

Depends on your decision and available time, I'm sure we will enjoy very, very much everything you post!

It actually doesn't look too big at all and can still be worn as dress watch as your wrist shot shows. I personally think Reverso watches are some of the best watches to go with suits.

I sthe finishing of the entire watch and particularly the movement of this special Reverso in platinum at a much higher level than say the regular Grande Date? I can understand that the platinum Reversos and say the RG anniversary series from the 1990s are probably finished at a higher level.  Is that true?  I guess I am wondering if JLC has ever produced or is likely to produce a relatively simple, perhaps regular production Reverso (not skeletonized, not a tourbillon) finished at the level of say a Patek or  Lange?  I know that JLC is capable of it, and I think they achieve it with a very small number of Reversos and severl of their very high end pieces.

Just wondering,

respo