Jaeger-LeCoultre

Looking at the past and present JLC catalogs provides you a huge sensation of dizzyness, when it comes to Perpetual Calendars.

All the materials have been used, at the exception of Titanium, though, as well as the case shapes, to hilight this complication.

Let's see that wide offer in the détails:

Manual or Automatic?

If Manual, 8 Days, skeleton?





Plain?





Esoteric and Retrograde:



Rectangular, but with a much shorter power reserve?



Or Automatic?

With an Alarm?



Or without?



How do you like it? How much do you like it, too?

Looking forward to reading your thoughts,

Best.

Nicolas

and its about time. The skeletonized version is not logical to me (sorry bijo) as I find eligibility to be essential (not the case with the MMR, on the contrary!). I do like the plain look and welcome the alarm function. I also would like to see a 'fool proof' mechanism like the UN,,,

Leap year is nice to have, but would easily settle with an annual calender...

 

Cheers

 

Asi

Then why not?

If now you consider legibility as the most important thing, then it is definitely not for you.

After all, like all our precious watches in general, do we really need a PC to know the date, when your cell phone can give it to you for free?

If you consider a perpetual calendar from the Grande Maison, and that you are a fan of the Grande Maison, then you have a " DNA option " : The 8 Days, or the Alarm.

The good news is that you can't go wrong with each of them....

So, stainless steel case / black dial?



Best, Bijo.

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2013-07-14 02:55:57

we can agree on that.  I also look to have form and function with the artistic side.

That is why the MMR skeletal is so appealing. Besides being a piece of art it is the concept of listing to the time rather than seeing it, therefore a dial that is not easily legible fits perfectly. I consider JLC's MMR to be one the best watches ever made, close to perfection When I grow up and have a proper job, I'm sure I will get a PC!

Take care bijo,

Asi

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JLC have eclectic range of PCs for sure

I loved this watch a lot, but I was running after another one for a vlong time and its owner wanted the QP Skeleton as part of the trade...

I still wonder which PC I will get....

Best,

Nicolas

For a PC there always are the issues of function and friendliness of the complications and
Then the issue of balance vs completeness, and then the appeal and harmony of the indications..

No easy decisions, at least not for me..

Best, Damjan
hs

A long love affair.....why did you/why?

Trying to get the Gyro One...

The bet ended with a fiasco, but it was worth trying!

Best, my friend, and happy hunting!

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2013-07-14 08:59:45 This message has been edited by amanico on 2013-07-14 09:49:48

The gyro will be yours one day, I know that......

I doubt the Gyro One will be mine one day... I don't have a plane which is strong enough to reach that height in the sky of my dreams.



But the RO skeleton is nor of my fav, one of my VERY fav PCs. And it is, somewhat, a JLC!

Best,

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2013-07-14 09:45:15

The current Master PC ("plain" , as you said) is quite a nice offer and so balanced, as well,
almost - how shall I say , comprehensive in its functionality and appeal..

Hmm.. It is just that currently I may have to focus my wallet for some time..


The Gyro is a dream, an elusive mesmerizing specimen, IMO and very attractive.
The Reverso to me appears , well - esoteric, and quite special.

LGM has a nice card deck of options currently, 'chacun a son gout', in a way.

I will have to pursue this more longterm,I guess..

Thanks for highlighting the options so nicely,

My best, hs

Mine is a bit less easy to reach, since it is a dream of mine...

Best, my friend.

Nicolas.

my only problem is that I am not a 'dressy' guy, I don't wear a suit to work - I'm in jeans and a labcoat getting my hands dirty..!! So for me I would like a sporty looking PC which are rather rare - I can only really think of the IWC Pilot and the UN.

However I do also love the JLC skeleton which looks more industrial (like my AP) so I could live with that, and of course the AP Skeleton but that would give me two similar looking AP's

Speak soon my friend,

Andy.

UN PCs are among the most friendly in the current production... For some 20 years, now!

Best, my friend.

Nicolas

I had forgotten just how beautiful it is -- front and back!  Woweeeeee!

Best,

respo

Oddly, the perpetual calendar complication has had less and less appeal for me, and there are other priorities.  That may change with time, of course.  But that JLC 8-Day Skeleton is breathtaking. As I mentioned, I had not seen it, nor even thought of it, for quite some time, and your photos refreshed my memory as to just how gorgeous it is. 

Best regards,

respo

I can understand your point!

Best,

Nicolas

Master Perpetual (37mm) in rose gold's layout the best (disc'd in '04/05), with the year embedded in the month subdial and "flipped" from the current, IWC-layout.

The QP+Alarm has always been exclusive to JLC, but it is a thick watch.

I look forward to seeing the new QP 39. (It appears that the bezel of the "ultra thin" series - particularly the Reserve de Marche - is EXACTLY the same as the new PP 5227).

-Dean

I will have to check what you said about the bezel and the Patek similarity...

I didn't notice that!

Best, Dean.

Nicolas

The 8 day manual skeleton is stunning. It is finished beautifully and marries the artistry and complexity of the work involved, while still remaining highly functional, aesthetically beautiful and masculine. That's not to say I don't appreciate JLC's other perpetual's in your photo story, but they are not nearly as special. The other one I appreciate a lot is their Master Grande PC Tourbillion in platinum. That piece is stunning, but like the 8 day manual skeleton starting to enter the next stratosphere of collecting, which is a big step for most of us. Kindest regards,

I think a much more affordable MUT 39 PC, with its AWESOME case, is a winner, here.

But, in my maddest dreams, the Gyro I is still hauting my nights...

Best, my friend.

Nicolas

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