The JLC Tour

[V12woollie]

[RDMcG]

I have a JLC watch,,love them.

Hoever one thing struck me...are all Astons grey, black or white?..........looked like all the pics could have been B&W.......

[jonby]

RDMcG said:

I have a JLC watch,,love them.

Hoever one thing struck me...are all Astons grey, black or white?..........looked like all the pics could have been B&W.......

At Silverstone Classic, the Aston owners/display section was opposite the Lambo section, which in turn was next to Ferrari - a few hundred of each marque in each

95% + (perhaps even higher) of the Ferraris were not just red, but the same shade of red

The Lambos were a vast range of incredibly bright colours, with the odd matt black car in between - even the Miura was fluorescent green

The Astons were mostly grey/black/silver, with the odd white & red car plus of course the magnificent bright yellow V12VR all standing out - even the Zagato and two ONE77s were conservative in colour

I think it becomes self fulfilling after a while

[jonby]

Lunablack said:

Sorry to resurrect an old thread...... But after seeing all those lovely JLC watches, it got me thinking.

Anywho, today I accidentally bought my first JLC watch

congrats ! what di dyou get ? Still waiting for my Jubilee.....consoled myself with an immaculate used Panerai 210 recently to keep me going til the big fix arrives !

[Lunablack]

jonby said:

congrats ! what di dyou get ? Still waiting for my Jubilee.....consoled myself with an immaculate used Panerai 210 recently to keep me going til the big fix arrives !

I thought you'd never ask....

It's one of these

[George29]

Very nice

I'm still tempted by a Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Navy Seals with black and yellow strap. But I spent the money I had saved up for it on the R6

[Lunablack]

Cheers George....

It's pre worn, (was worn by the manager to a JLC function) but I got a great deal and a 3 year warranty, as the sold it as New ex demo....

It has a mechanical alarm function, that sounds lovely when it rings

[jonby]

Lunablack said:

Cheers George....

It's pre worn, (was worn by the manager to a JLC function) but I got a great deal and a 3 year warranty, as the sold it as New ex demo....

It has a mechanical alarm function, that sounds lovely when it rings

absolutely lovely ! I'm fascinated by the alarm & repeater watches

[jonby]

George29 said:

Very nice

I'm still tempted by a Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Navy Seals with black and yellow strap. But I spent the money I had saved up for it on the R6

without question, that's my favourite JLC divers watch - everything about it just works.

[Lunablack]

jonby said:

absolutely lovely ! I'm fascinated by the alarm & repeater watches

Me too..... I was in the process of buying a master compressor geographic GMT..... But I wasn't getting a good vibe from the seller... So opted out..

I spotted this in the window of Waltons in Chester yesterday, (they're a JLC dealer) but they were shut..... Made a few enquiries today, made sure I knew what I was looking at, and that the price wasn't silly.....

Wasn't sure at first, but the more I looked at it, and put my thinking cap on, the better it felt... And then it all fell into place, I've already got GMT watches, divers watches etc........BUT I've never had a watch with a mechanical alarm

Seeing and understanding how the alarm functions were designed and worked whilst on the tour, was the icing on the cake..
It really is a lovely sound

I even gave the sales guy a lesson on how the micro adjustments on the clasps work.....he's been there 12 years and never knew the clasp had such a feature

As you can tell I'm rather pleased with my purchase

I told the wife is V12woolie's fault.... And she wants a word with him

Edited by Lunablack on Monday 29th July 19:39

[V12woollie]

Lunablack said:

I told the wife is V12woolie's fault.... And she wants a word with him

It's a fair cop guv

Your wife knows you are a man of even more impeccable taste than she previously realised!

Congratulations, that is a lovely watch

[Niki M]

I too have bought myself a watch since our trip to JLC - I got the Vantage Reverso. Am very pleased with it - was everything I expected when I got it

Luna: Your watch purchase looks very nice indeed.

[tonyhall38]

Me too got the bug.....

Edited by tonyhall38 on Monday 29th July 21:22

[tonyhall38]

[michael gould]

Lunablack said:

Cheers George....

It's pre worn, (was worn by the manager to a JLC function) but I got a great deal and a 3 year warranty, as the sold it as New ex demo....

It has a mechanical alarm function, that sounds lovely when it rings

Very very nice..........lucky man........I purchased my second Vacheron a few weeks ago which interestingly has a JLC base movement .......catching the watch bug is expensive

Enjoy your new watch

[V12woollie]

So many leading brands owe a lot to JLC, not least the provision of complete movements and components. Some really valuable collectors pieces out there where these collaborations have been made and not just JLC ones.

[Lunablack]

Niki M said:

I too have bought myself a watch since our trip to JLC - I got the Vantage Reverso. Am very pleased with it - was everything I expected when I got it

Luna: Your watch purchase looks very nice indeed.

Thanks Niki...... But you should know the rules by now....as with any new car pics, watch pics are compulsory

Lets see the reverso...

[michael gould]

My new VC

[George29]

michael gould said:

My new VC

And that has what to do with JLC exactly?

Nice watch though

[michael gould]

George29 said:

michael gould said:

My new VC

And that has what to do with JLC exactly?

Nice watch though

It has a JLC movement