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Justin
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Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 05:25 am:   

I've just finished compiling a new article for the JLC Society and thought you might be interested to see it:
http://www.jlcsociety.com/articles/then-now/

It is a visual comparison of the current Master series of watches and their 1991 predecessors, the Gentilhomme & Odysseus lines.

Lots of big pictures, so watch out if you are using dial-up.

Here's a sample:
1991 & 2003 Geographic
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Zaf Basha
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Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 08:20 am:   

Very cool Justin, thanks.

Personally, I think the new watches are better looking in general. The early 1990s stepped cases have - dare I say it - a modern Movado look to them wheareas the current cases draw on past Jaeger-LeCoultre case styles.
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Justin
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Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 11:42 am:   

I like the modern watches more too. I've always thought the Odysseus models looked too much like Blancpain's offerings. And the 50's aesthetic has always appealed to my limited tastes.