Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seth Thats right. I would be happy to find the one with hand-cut intarsia work at a local estate sale. Jean-Michel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seth Rosner" <sethrosner@direcway.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis crap > New, I think they are in the $3,000. range and up. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 7:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree withthis > crap > > > > Jean-Michel > > > > Believe it or not, but there was one of these JLC Atmos available > > a few years ago at a local estate sale for $20! I bought it, but > > a friend talked me out of it. I don't even know what they are worth > > these days. > > > > Jerry > > > > Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote: > > > > > Clive and all "watchers", > > > > > > One of the most amazing non wrist watches I have ever seen is JLC's > Atmos. > > > It is a kind of a perpetuum-mobile, of course mechanical, no batteries, > all > > > you need is a temperature fluctuation of only one degree for two days' > > > operation. It lives on air. > > > I highly esteem JLC. > > > > > > http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/JLC/produit/atmos_en/index.html > > > > > > You may recognize me as a non English-speaking-writing ex-lurker... > > > > > > Jean-Michel > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Clive Moss" <chmphoto@sbcglobal.net> > > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:53 PM > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ foreigners..FU to all who agree > withthis > > > crap > > > > > > > JLC is my first choice as well. I have a Master Chronograph -- > illustrated > > > > here > > > > http://www.jlcsociety.com/articles/mechaquartz/ > > > > It is not purely mechanical -- it is the Contax G2, rather than Leica, > of > > > > watches. > > > > Also interesting at this link is the illustrated list of watches that > have > > > > used JLC movements - including IWC and Chopard. > > > > My wife has the purely mechanical Reverso -- a lovely watch. > > > > -- > > > > Clive > > > > http://clive.moss.net > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of > > > > > Simon Lamb > > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:45 AM > > > > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] was @#$@#$#@ 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html