Jaeger-LeCoultre

it should start delivery by next APRIL.

yesterday i visited the new JLC boutique in RIYADH ( i posted some pics some time ago of some of the pieces they had) well yesterday was the official openning and i sat with some of JLC people that came directly from switzerland for the event (unfortunatly i didnt take any pics, dumb i know)

 

we had very intersting discussion and NICO listen to this the GYRO 2 was present as well. they also showed me some pics of the new JLC safe  that includes 3 distinctive watches thatcomes with the safe (the GYRO 1 skeleton, the triptic and the new marvel of JLC that was presented in 2010 i forgot the name but it is highly complicated with more than a 1000 parts for the movement) all 3 plus the huge safe will cost the lucky owner a massive 2000000 EUROS

 

but all of that was a side show for me as i was (from the beginning) very intersted in the EXTREMELAB 2 Ti which im realy considerring to be my first JLC watch.

 

so we have to wait till APRIL and hopefully i can showcase it in LAS VAGAS next may/june in the huge GTG

 

mohannad

I hope to be able to see it on your wrist at the end of May 2011, in L.V.

What made you make the plunge, on this EL. II?

Tell us all, please.

As for the watches you saw in a safe, these are the " Hybris Mechanica ": Duometre à Grande Sonnerie, Gyro I skeleted, and Triptyque.

Best, and congrats on such a special piece.

Nicolas

it all started actually with the EXTREMELAB 1 i was really fascinated by it but way out of my reach but still felt in love with its concept (correct me if im wrong but i think its the first without lubrication) but i did appreciate the whole LAB principal and was intrigued ever since

i really respect the brand but quit frankly i haven't found that piece that sings to me if you get my drift except of course the GYROs 1 and 2 but i believe there not for mortals like me

so thanks to JLC they finally heard my calling and my dilemma and decided to create the EXTREMELAB 2. i truly believe in the LAB collection and do think that JLC will surprise us even more if they do the LAB3, 4 and on wards

a key note here is that i actually haven't yet seen the watch live but from what i've seen its what i want my first JLC to be like

mohannad

PS im going to budapest 20 nov for hunting deer then i will be in Paris on the 26th till dec 2nd so you better be there (may be you can eat from my trophy meat) at the PLAZA ATHENE

I willl be stuck in Paris at this moment.

Well, I will show you some exciting pieces from JLC, but I know what you mean with the E.L I and II.

See you soon, then!

Best,

Nicolas

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Happy for you!

 

But a long wait ahead…

 

Here is a pic for you to enjoy while you wait.

 

 

 

Best

 

Blomman

and reassures my decision

May I offer you some more…?

 

 

When I visited the Manufacture earlier this year I had the chance to play with this one for a while…

 

Best

 

Blomman

what do you think of the watch?

respo

Well, it’s a fantastic watch!

 

Really extreme!

 

Very comfortable on the wrist, good looking, innovative…

 

You name it, it has it all!

 

 

But, …

 

There is a but for me.

 

It’s out of my price range if I consider what I would have to give up and the amount of wrist time such an extreme watch would get.

 

As you might have noticed, I like plain, clean, simple dials.

 

This one is too busy for me to become a daily beater.

 

No disrespect intended for Mohannad’s choice.

 

If I had the possibility I would gladly have this one to change with in my watch box.

 

 

Best

 

Blomman

Yes, yes, it is the caseback of a round watch:



Congrats for your decision ! Hope the wait will not be too long for you !

Fr.Xavier

thanks FX for the nice pics specially the back side which honestly i didn't see before

 

This is one very special piece and one which I hope JLC use as a base for other variations - there are so many things to love about this watch

 

 

A special JLC--looking forward to the pics....

It is a very nice chronograph; love the unusual jumping minutes, the power reserve indicator and the modern engineered look of the movement.

I was in the JLC boutique recently and was surprised that the Ti costs more than the RG, even though it now doesn't have the anti-magnetism.

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must have heard wrong cos it didnt make sense.

... it is a marvelous watch, even though I have recently decided to cancel my order. Am sure that you are going to enjoy it big time!

or was it due to another  more intriuging piece that caught your eye

...... that the manufacture had decided to drop the antimagnetic silicon escapement feature of the watch and I decided to save the funds for another purchase. Nicolas and I had a lengthy conversation about this, and it prides me in actually having this knowledge before someone as Nicolas, who is extremely well informed about anything relating to JLC, knew about it. That said, the final confirmation that it was indeed true, came from Nicolas after he checked with JLC and that is when I decided to finally cancel my order.

Nicolas subsequently posted a message about the EL2 not having the antimagnetic silicon escapement.

I still think the EL2 is a marvelous watch and priced substantially below similar highend and hightech watches from other manufactures, and in terms of looks I think it looks much much better . But the antimagnetic feature to me was a fundamental characteristic of this watch.

 

 

Spoke to a local AD and was told the EL2 will be shipping this month..how come you have to wait till April?

i wanted to wait for it part of the excitement i guess

They won't be pushing all the 300 pieces at one go...so has anyone received their placement yet?