Quite tempted to save my pennies for a Master Moon 39 now 😀
That's a sweet watch. If it were 37 mm or less I'd own one now. The thin bezel makes the watch look much larger with all that dial. Sat funny on my wrist too.
Ah, the wonder of human biology...most of the others I tried didn't sit right on me. Only this one & the Grande Reverso GMT made themselves at home on my wrist 😎
It's looking like my wrists have naturally expensive taste 😜
It would appear that whether we like it or not we in the UK have a like for like more expensive taste than our cousins across the water!
I'm becoming a grumpy older man!
Buy Zaf Basha's book: http://www.amazon.com/Jaeger-LeCoultre-Guide-Collector-Zaf-Basha/dp/0615223877
Got the book a couple of weeks ago, it's great. Thanks a lot for pointing it out 😀
JLC's movement is in-house and very sought after. Stainless versions sell for $3K and up even in poor condition, solid gold adds $800 or more to the price at the very minimum. I watched, and under bid for, an 18ct version last year that sold for $4.5K in pretty good shape. Mint prices are INSANE. You have to be careful though because JLC made a reissue in 1994-ish using NOS parts so it's a nearly identical model. I forget the way to tell them apart.
You have to be careful though because JLC made a reissue in 1994-ish using NOS parts so it's a nearly identical model. I forget the way to tell them apart.
JLC's movement is in-house and very sought after. Stainless versions sell for $3K and up even in poor condition, solid gold adds $800 or more to the price at the very minimum. I watched, and under bid for, an 18ct version last year that sold for $4.5K in pretty good shape. Mint prices are INSANE. You have to be careful though because JLC made a reissue in 1994-ish using NOS parts so it's a nearly identical model. I forget the way to tell them apart.
I got an email this afternoon - it looks like I'm going to get to try this baby on at the JLC boutique this week 😀
I looked at these last Friday at a local AD that has about a dozen in stock. Nice watches.
