What do you think about Jaeger LeCoultre

[janice&fred]

JLC has always been an upper tier watch brand, sorta avant garde and certainly esoteric...for those "in the know". not quite as main stream as the big three or omega/rolex. in the USA they were and somewhat still are the "intellectuals" or "wine and cheese" crowd's watch. something an ivy league professor or manhattan socialite would be wearing while reading The New Yorker. also worn and loved by watch freaks like us. however since being absorbed by the big corporation they have changed a bit style-wise with the addition of the big sport models. this esoteric quality may have something to do with the lower resale value than other more mainstream brands.

service and repair-wise once they go past their warranty period there are many alternatives to factory service. find a highly regarded independent shop for service. unless the watch was thrown against a wall it's doubtful any oddball parts are going to need replacement, and even if so there are loads of parts floating around, even for late model stuff. most watch makers have connections and can get their hands on parts.

we just picked up a couple very modern and very broken JLC watches and i will post an interesting thread on how our watch tech here in cebu city brought them both back from the dead. in a mainstream city like new york i can think of 4 or 5 independent techs off the top of my head that could do the same with ease.