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There is a great diversity, from the simplest to the most complicated.

Each of these is a good choice, within everyone's budget.

Or taste...

Thanks for your input, Ruckdee.

Best,

Nicolas

The current line-up also merits a post of its own when you return home? Much like what you did with this series of perpetual calendar watches?

Ruckdee

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...interesting because that means that they will be able to lock down the price on SS models, which will traditionally sell the most!!

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Why did JLC elect to launch now versus at SIHH?  I had posted on another post to you that the piece was showing in the iPad app, but not released at SIHH.  And you responded with a wink!!

No matter, your post was welcome news this morning, and as always a fantastic education for me on the JLC Perp history.  Only problem, I have to see all three in the metal to choose!

Best,

Joe

JLC wanted to  launch it at the beginning of this year, during a Trip in the US... Which  had to be postponed.

Hence the IPad App, which showed it.

Yes, see them in the flesh, you will  appreciate them even more. I have no doubts about that.

Best, Joe, and thanks for viewing, you Eagle eye.

Nicolas

I thought that the 'Lyre' line was released before the Odysseus, and there was definitively a Lyre Perpetual Calendar  (which imho was much better looking that the very 80's dated Odysseus)

 

This Lyre Perpetual is actually a nice looking watch by todays standards, although on the small size end (33mm ! )

 

 

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almost wonder if JLC was thinking about making that a "Boutique Only" version of the steel, initially. I'm glad to see JLC offering 18kt white again, which was almost eliminated after 2006 from the general core items (exceptions being "haute de gamma" creations).

As I and others have mentioned before, EVEN THOUGH this is the only module JLC "borrows" [read: isn't a JLC development], and that from their sister company, IWC (thank you Kurt Klaus!), I still praise JLC for the wisdom of "the return of the Master Perpetual!"

I DO HOPE that JLC will offer them on deployment buckle as more people than not request that over a tang buckle due to the longevity of the strap.

Dean

JLC and IWC were very close...

As fr the watch in itself, I too love al ot the dial of the WG version. Less understated than the SS brother, with more character, everybody will certainly have his own favorite.

I appreciate a lot the return of a nice auto PC, too. And the superb MUT case is a big cherry on this delcious cake.

As for the folding buckle versus simple buckle, I must confess that I prefer the latest one, for its comfort, even if it ruins a bit faster the strap, you are right about that.

Thanks for your input, Dean. It is always appreciated.

Best,

Nicolas

which appears after the historical stuff, is going to have to either go back to the factory, or sit until Christmas, since the calendar is a year ahead. Pity.

;-)

-Dean

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a very very well priced perpetual..!
The only thing I would like to see is a few more sporty perpetuals as I can only think of IWC and AP who do one that would fit that category. However a perpetual isn't really a sport complication but I would like one..!

Great review Nico,

Andy.

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should be 25600, not 30000. Would you please kindly check and confirm, Nicolas? Maybe 30000 is the price of the white gold which is generally higher than rose gold.

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I've always wondered why JLC removed the nice "adjust with the crown" feature of the Odysseus with the addition of a corrector...

This new steel one is quite nice....

A

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"Everything adjusted by the crown" was a goal Kurt Klaus said he set for himself, and admirably achieved, but!
If an IWC stops, you have to move ahead day by day very tediously to keep everything in synch.
My Perpetual had sat in a case or 8 months when I to it, and I had blisters by the end.
Alternatively, people spun the crown too fast and caused damage.

So the JLC pusher lets you quickly adjust, one push each day for all indicators, keeping the moon in synch.

Mike

Thanks you for the excellent report, Nicolas.

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I have always loved the Master Perpetual. A very functional and practical complication and the best thing I love about it is its legibility. Not many brands can achieve that. The only other one that does better (for me) is the Moser Perpetual.

Once you see it in the real.

Best,

 

Nicolas

I often think of these pocket watches as a very interesting alternative to wrist watches, especially in regard of the pricing compared to the complications.

White gold:

This message has been edited by Mark in Paris on 2013-03-07 06:16:18

And did you notice that the surface of the white gold MUT 39 Perpetual has a grained finish?

I really like this version.

Thanks for your valuable input, too.

Best,

Nicolas

No I didn't notice, but indeed on the pictures we can see it a little bit. Certainly better looking. This message has been edited by Mark in Paris on 2013-03-07 10:43:24

what a delightful watch!