Credits: Article and images by @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/24/not-just-pretty-faces-a-collectors-personal-view-of-notable-movements-reprise/
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Time zone magician: Jaeger-LeCoultre Caliber 929/936-7/939
The first-generation Jaeger-LeCoultre Géographique world timer was a watch that I simply had to have from the moment I saw it; I eventually bought mine at a duty-free shop at the Brussels airport and still own and wear it today.
Behind that pretty face is a highly inventive movement: JLC Caliber 929, which over the years has gone through a number of updates leading to today’s Caliber 939.
For me, the coolest part of the 929 is the clutch-equipped second time zone adjuster that is actuated by the crown at 10 o’clock changing the indications on the small second time zone dial at 6 o’clock, its accompanying 24-hour indicator, and the peripheral dial listing the world’s cities.
While they were at it, the movement designers added in a date subdial and a power reserve indicator.
Whenever you see all of these indications in the quite distinctive locations they occupy on the Géographique, you can be confident that the underlying movement is a relative of Caliber 929/939 whether the dial is labeled Jaeger-LeCoultre, Audemars Piguet, or Vacheron Constantin.
Take a look below at my Géographique and its departed (and sorely missed) cousin, the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time.
One thing that takes a bit of getting used to is the sound. When I first owned my Géographique, I thought that the movement must be broken by the way the rotor clunked around on its bearings, but over time started to find the sound almost reassuring.
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Credits: Article and images by @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/12/24/not-just-pretty-faces-a-collectors-personal-view-of-notable-movements-reprise/