Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo. Today, we are talking
about an incredible meteorite JLC, which has fallen from the sky and into our showroom.
So JLC is far from the only brand to incorporate meteorite dials into their watches. But I will say
no matter what brand does it, it looks awesome every single time. Most of the ones I'm more
familiar with are going to be either Speedmaster or Rolex with their GMTs and their Daytonas. The
one thing all these watches have in common is they're very big and they're very sporty. This
here is a JLC Master Calendar, which people familiar with the Master know this is a dress
watch, a pretty simple dress watch. And that's what I love because it gives so much room on the
dial for you to really appreciate the meteorite dial on here, all the different lines and the
crazy patterns. I had no idea what meteorites actually looked like up close until I started
working here. But the one thing that all of the meteorite dials have in common is this incredible
combination and gradient of gray colors and the sort of crazy streaking and patterns that
go in all these crazy directions because it's a naturally occurring material that fell from space
God knows how long ago. Every single meteorite dial is gonna look a little different,
but they all have that incredible rich color and pattern in common here. So unlike a GMT or a
chronograph or anything like that's gonna have so many crazy sub-dials on here. Of course, this is
a dress watch, gonna be a bit more simple now at 39 millimeters across the case is not exactly tiny
and that's what's good. I mean, you don't want it to be too small because, with the meteorite dial,
you definitely want to be able to sort of appreciate it and have enough room to do that.
So at 39 millimeters, you've definitely got a lot of room here. Again, pretty simple, although these
markers here. Not exactly tiny, they are very thin not taking up too much space here on the watch.
It is a Master Calendar, so it does have a triple calendar, not an annual or a perpetual calendar,
but you do get the day of the week the month as well as all 31 days of the month around the
border here. It's very elegant and traditionally done because again, you want to leave a lot of
space for the dial to do its work. And one of my favorite combinations or complications here that
they put down at 6 o'clock is a moonphase indicator, not the most practical one, but
it looks absolutely beautiful and is particularly relevant for a watch that's dealing with material
from outer space, which I think is cool. Another really interesting thing about this watch and one
of the things I love about JLC is that this is a stainless steel case. You might think something
with such a rare and unique dial would be limited to precious metal, much like Rolex is doing with
the GMT now, but this is available in a steel case, which makes it surprisingly affordable for
a watch with this complication and especially a watch with this particular dial material.
Again, keeping with the dress watch. It is got a very traditional black crocodile strap on it,
beautiful color. This is practically unworn as well. And this is a beautiful example with
box and papers too. If I do say so myself if you open up this sort of butterfly two-way action
deployant clasp here, you get this beautiful exhibition caseback displaying an incredible
JLC movement. And I do love that they use a rose gold rotor around the back of here
to definitely add a little splash of color and a little extra dimension to the watch. I mean,
there are a lot of different grays and silvers going on with this dial.
So even though you're only appreciating it, when you look at it from the back,
I do love that little, extra addition of color there to the caseback in this movement.
So this is a very unique watch. I think the only meteorite JLC I've ever seen in my time here. So
this is definitely a watch for someone who wants a dressy piece that is going to start a conversation
and maybe something that you wanna wear a little bit more often than just a fancy dinner
or a special event. I certainly would, if I had to watch with a dial like this, if you want something
a little more traditional, let's say maybe you're looking for a dress watch that isn't made from a
space-age material because you want something more traditional. We've got a ton of those two,
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