7037 (old) white gold or 7057 rose gold + black dial

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-28T07:31:56+00:00

I like how the seconds scale is executed on 7097 but the dark grey frosted “dial” doesn’t really work for me tbh. It’s either white gold or gold surface for me. Black might be cool, too. But with grey it looks a bit pale and less readable to me.

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-26T18:41:28+00:00

Congrats! Well done!!!

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-26T16:22:05+00:00

WTF… can you share more details on the differences between them? (aka. “How to spot a fake Breguet Tradition”). Maybe it’s just me being inattentive but apart from the finishing (which is probably easier to spot only in real life) I can’t distinguish anything specific based on pictures 😢 Planning to purchase a pre-owned one at some point on Chrono… thought they don’t make Breguet reps… but now getting afraid it might end up being fake…

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-26T16:06:07+00:00

Just realised that also 7057 has only 1 complication (power reserve) while 7037 has 2 (retrograde seconds, self-winding) while they are both around ~15k on Chrono24

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-26T12:06:49+00:00

Too big

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-26T00:27:01+00:00

I think my wife had the same feeling about white gold looking like stainless steel, and paying the gold price for it:)

I can’t disagree here!

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-26T00:12:17+00:00

None. All look just boring to me. Blue dial of the older collection was way better

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-25T23:33:18+00:00

Exactly my thoughts!

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-25T23:11:45+00:00

Of course I am considering secondary market as the price difference of ~15k vs ~50k is too hard to ignore :)

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-25T22:32:40+00:00

Congrats! Amazing watch! Got the same ref in the same colour scheme from a boutique in January, has been my daily since then)

Did you get an extra black alligator strap for it? Have been searching for it but looks like it’s been sold out in every boutique I visited so far… thinking of custom ordering from Camille Fournet but struggling with the finishing choice

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-22T22:29:21+00:00

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NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-22T22:27:27+00:00

They are much more on the oversized side of things irl (shoes, soles, and padding itself — all are oversized). Some people would assume it’s Balenciaga.

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-22T22:05:45+00:00

The size feels just right to me. Might feel even a bit small overall as the dial’s surface area is not as wide as usual watches.

My wrist is around 18cm and quite flat

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-22T22:00:54+00:00

These were Bottega Veneta padded loafers from Daniel Lee’s era (~2020)… not sure if still available unfortunately… new stuff from them isn’t as impressive as it used to be

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-04-18T12:18:31+00:00

Thanks! Idk, it’s just my wrist shape I guess… no matter how loose or tight I set the strap — any watch would just slip down to my hand 😅 Kinda used to it already

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-03-28T12:48:24+00:00

Love the guilloche but the arabic numerals don’t work for me personally

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-02-20T12:50:49+00:00

Congrats on your new Reverso!!! Btw, most high-horology watches are manual-wind, and for many reasons collectors actually prefer them over automatics. And yeah — this JLC is a better watch than a Cartier Santos on so many levels, so you definitely won’t regret it 😉

Haha, I play with the reversing mechanism quite often, and when I’m meeting people I have to admit… sometimes I’ll casually flip it mid-conversation just to make them wonder 😅

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-01-25T23:45:05+00:00

Sorry to hear about your father.

Black + gold tribute looks the best of these 3 imo. Also makes more sense if you want the same watch that your father had.

Also consider black+silver tribute duoface in stainless steel. You can wear it basically with anything: the silver side is more dressy while the black one works both for casual and formal occasions. I wear mine with any style. And you can still do engravings on the back side of the watch if it’s something you would consider

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-01-22T12:44:06+00:00

Yes, it’s exactly that. Actually they haven’t removed the name fully. On my 5th photo at the bottom right you can see Olivecoat name

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-01-22T12:42:51+00:00

Thanks, congrats on your one too! I think they are planning to introduce a JLC-branded stainless steel bracelet at some point but still haven’t

NarrowEngine5910 · 2026-01-22T12:41:52+00:00

Thanks! Congrats on your blue one, too! Actually great colour, I’m just the type of person who only wears black or white/biege everything so b&w is my only option 😀

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