Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis crap

["Jean-Michel Tomaschett" <jx@bluewin.ch>]

Clive and all "watchers",

One of the most amazing non wrist watches I have ever seen is JLC's Atmos.
It is a kind of a perpetuum-mobile, of course mechanical, no batteries, all
you need is a temperature fluctuation of only one degree for two days'
operation. It lives on air.
I highly esteem JLC.

http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/JLC/produit/atmos_en/index.html

You may recognize me as a non English-speaking-writing ex-lurker...

Jean-Michel


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Moss" <chmphoto@sbcglobal.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis
crap


> JLC is my first choice as well. I have a Master Chronograph -- illustrated
> here
> http://www.jlcsociety.com/articles/mechaquartz/
> It is not purely mechanical -- it is the Contax G2, rather than Leica, of
> watches.
> Also interesting at this link is the illustrated list of watches that have
> used JLC movements - including IWC and Chopard.
> My wife has the purely mechanical Reverso -- a lovely watch.
> -- 
> Clive
> http://clive.moss.net
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
> > Simon Lamb
> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:45 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who
> > agree withthis crap
> >
> >
> > Jean-Michel
> >
> > I am glad you mentioned Jaeger-le- Coultre as that is my
> > watch of choice.
> > The manufacture is an amazing building and the dedication of
> > the designers
> > and makers is exemplary.  Jaeger do indeed make parts for
> > many watch makers
> > and they have over 300 patents out there, but they do make all their
> > movements in-house as you say.
> >
> > Simon
>
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