Jaeger-LeCoultre

Just thought I'd end my 2011 with a photo of my ever faithful E873 (given by my mother).

Wishing all members a very Healthy, Prosperous & Thoroughly Eventful 2012!!!

Hopefully, will have pictures of my NSA Incursion up over the next couple of weeks. It's currently sitting at the boutique ... I was absolutely shocked when I chanced upon it (as I thought they'd all been snapped up already) - but that's a story for another time.

Will definitely post up when I collect my Incursion. 

Best of Health Sir!

Stephen.

Funny thing is that once I posted the previous pics of the watch, I couldn't seem to get out of my mind how 'awkward' the watch (and other 'funky' memovox)  look by itself in pictures... Just had to take the camera out another time to try and do this watch 'justice'. After a couple of shots, I finally figured out that the only purpose my macro lens serves is to be a decent prop for the watch itself (credit goes to Nicolas and others who previous photos gave me the idea for this) as well as the obligatory 'wrist shot'... 

I'm very much counting down the days until I'm taking receipt of the NSA Incursion. Hopefully will have everything settled in the next couple of weeks. For me, the NSA Incursion will be a nice 'update' to this piece whilst also being a very much 'dress-down' type watch. I'm also looking at ordering the articulated rubber, but am getting the Boutique to check whether the I can have the clasp DLC coated to match the casing of the watch.

On a side (related) note: Can anyone tell me definitively tell me whether the NSA Incursion (1/62) casing is a DLC? Boutique printed me out their listing (some online catalogue) whose title listed it as a  DLC in name but most other reference material I find online state it is a PVD coating only. I'm kinda aware that DLC is a subset of PVD (since as I understand the processes of both involve PVD) but was hoping someone here could give me the 'Yay' or 'Nay' either way. Of course, i'm secretly hoping it is a DLC.... Or maybe it was only the 1/19 series that was actually DLC?

Happy New Year again All!

Stephen.

I think I might have another little chat to them next week. Not that it'll change the fact that I love the watch... But DLC would've been the icing on the cake due to it's purported additional durability.

P.S> Thanks for your kind words on my pictures. I still have a long way to go...

What hasn't helped though is the fact that both the Boutique manager and assistant manager were adamant that the Incurision IS DLC. Even when I raised up the question as to how likely that was - to their credit, I received both a Christmas card and a separate fact sheet printed (assuming from the JLC in-house database) stating the name of the piece was an "MC Memovox Navy Seals Alarm Beverly Hills Edition DLC" as well as separate material that goes through difference between PVD and DLC. I'll post the photos of the sheet up on Tues (left it at the office) in a separate thread (I can't believe I'm off-topic in my own thread)!

Such is life...

Will await the answer with bated breath...

Only as a father myself now do I really truly appreciate the piece (and the update with the impending NSA Incursion). 

Although we have other watches in the family (pretty much the 'standard' usual suspects), JLC will always have a special place in my heart thanks to my mother. 

Needless to say, when my wife got pregnant with our kids (twins girls), I just HAD to continue the tradition. Of course, the first watch that sprang to mind was of course a JLC... Reverso Duetto, no less.

Stephen.

P.S> I absolutely LOVE the posts of yours regarding the vintage ads and the like. Really gives a feel of the heritage of the Manufacture and how times have evolved.