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Old 14 September 2016, 03:41 AM   #1
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Deciding between Jaeger moonphase vs Blancpain Villeret moonphase

Blancpain one is probably pricier by around $2000.
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Old 14 September 2016, 04:24 AM   #2
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Definitely the Blancpain, much nicer IMO, not to mention more complicated and for an AC well worth an extra 2K
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Old 14 September 2016, 05:14 AM   #3
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Old 14 September 2016, 05:15 AM   #4
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Tough call. I have tried the JLC (different dial) and it wears beautifully. It seems a bit dark in that photo while I remember that the black dial had a nice contrast with the moonphase wheel.

The blancpain is more complicated and a bit more gaudy. What are you after? A classy dress watch or an elegant but more interesting one?

To add fuel, have you considered the JLC meteorite hat DavidSW has?
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Old 14 September 2016, 05:33 AM   #5
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To me they are very different watches really depends on personal preference. I would get the jlc
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Old 14 September 2016, 08:16 AM   #6
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I prefer the JLC but on the non-comp, simple dress dial I really like the Villeret.
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Old 14 September 2016, 08:30 AM   #7
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By the way Ragna93 you have initiated several threads on similar topics. I think it would have been more efficient for you and the community to have only one or two threads
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Old 14 September 2016, 03:06 PM   #8
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Jlc.
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Old 14 September 2016, 04:53 PM   #9
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I had a Blancpain Tiffany Villeret in YG as shown and took an absolute bloodbath on resale
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Old 15 September 2016, 01:42 AM   #10
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You gotta be kidding me... Yesterday I looked at the same models at my AD. The Blancpain was the new edition with a gray dial. It looked more rich than JLC calendar. However, it was priced way higher too. I still do not know what to do :-)
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Old 15 September 2016, 01:52 AM   #11
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Blancpain for sure. The watch looks a lot more expensive than the JLC. And for 2k difference go with the Blancpain
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Old 15 September 2016, 01:56 AM   #12
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Jaeger-LeCoultre, that villeret model features a few things that put me off. The shape of the Roman numbers, it looks very weird and an awry hand, that's out of balance
Jaeger-LeCoultre is more refined to me
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I had a Blancpain Tiffany Villeret in YG as shown and took an absolute bloodbath on resale
Just “bath” – the other is something significantly different, which if you were involved in one, would’ve seen you either incarcerated or pushing up the daisies!
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Just “bath” – the other is something significantly different, which if you were involved in one, would’ve seen you either incarcerated or pushing up the daisies!
If Karl slit his wrists at the price he was offered then he's on point.
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All the below!

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: a great slaughter
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a : a notably fierce, violent, or destructive contest or struggle <the campaign has become a bloodbath>
b : a major economic disaster <a market bloodbath>
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Is the Blancpain an annual calendar?


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All the below!

1: a great slaughter
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a : a notably fierce, violent, or destructive contest or struggle <the campaign has become a bloodbath>
b : a major economic disaster <a market bloodbath>
When you sold your watch, Karl, you weren’t slaughtered (greatly or otherwise) – it was probably just a paper cut from one of the crisp notes you were handed!


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If Karl slit his wrists at the price he was offered then he's on point.
No chance of that happening – the worst injury he’d have had would’ve been a friction burn from the £50 note he was using!
Given that he’s thick skinned, he’d have set the note alight long before he managed to get past the stratum corneum layer.
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When you sold your watch, Karl, you weren’t slaughtered (greatly or otherwise) – it was probably just a paper cut from one of the crisp notes you were handed!




No chance of that happening – the worst injury he’d have had would’ve been a friction burn from the £50 note he was using!
Given that he’s thick skinned, he’d have set the note alight long before he managed to get past the stratum corneum layer.
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