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Jaeger Le Coultre Reverso Duo face MGF Review
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New shell Cordovan leather strap for my MGF Reverso today. I had this custom made, but I don’t think they got the stitching right. I asked for contrasting stitching to match the style of the gen Casa Fagliano straps.
What I can say is that high quality shell cordovan leather is beautifully soft and supple. In terms of comfort, the rep strap was 2/10; the Amazon special I replaced the rep with was 5/10; and this is 8/10. (For context I’d say a CF oysterflex rubber bracelet is a 9/10 for comfort).
What I can say is that high quality shell cordovan leather is beautifully soft and supple. In terms of comfort, the rep strap was 2/10; the Amazon special I replaced the rep with was 5/10; and this is 8/10. (For context I’d say a CF oysterflex rubber bracelet is a 9/10 for comfort).
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The strap looks great. Well done. I am lucky enough to live near a job store and was able to buy the gen fagliano strap and it is hands down the most comfortable watch to wear in my whole collection. Here a pic of the gen vs the stock rep strap. No comparison. Well done with your custom.New shell Cordovan leather strap for my MGF Reverso today. I had this custom made, but I don’t think they got the stitching right. I asked for contrasting stitching to match the style of the gen Casa Fagliano straps.
What I can say is that high quality shell cordovan leather is beautifully soft and supple. In terms of comfort, the rep strap was 2/10; the Amazon special I replaced the rep with was 5/10; and this is 8/10. (For context I’d say a CF oysterflex rubber bracelet is a 9/10 for comfort).
Should have read “JLC “ store.The strap looks great. Well done. I am lucky enough to live near a job store and was able to buy the gen fagliano strap and it is hands down the most comfortable watch to wear in my whole collection. Here a pic of the gen vs the stock rep strap. No comparison. Well done with your custom.
Very nice... yeah, I asked the strap maker to go for the Casa Fagliano look. Unfortunately the deployment clasp that came with my rep is of terrible quality. First the pins that secured the deployment clasp weren't sufficiently peened so I had to replace them both with 1mm friction cap pins (no problem, that's an easy enough thing to do). But then I started to notice that the JL decoration on the base of the clasp was catching on things. I put it under the microscope and saw that it was incredibly poorly soldered into place. There are blobs of solder visible (red arrows), and the hooks on both the J and L are sharp and can catch on clothing. I've ordered a replacement rep deployment clasp from AliExpress (hopefully it's better, but it was pretty cheap). If that fails I'll just get a regular deployment clasp without JLC branding and be done with it. I prefer a deployment system over the pin buckle.The strap looks great. Well done. I am lucky enough to live near a job store and was able to buy the gen fagliano strap and it is hands down the most comfortable watch to wear in my whole collection. Here a pic of the gen vs the stock rep strap. No comparison. Well done with your custom.
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How is it holding up for those who've had this a while? Any issues? Also, I'm curious how it wears on the wrist. Does it feel big or normal/comfortable? I have a 17 cm / <7 in wrist and am used to wearing thinner reps like the PP 5712. Before I pull the trigger on the watch and a Fagliano strap from the AD I'd appreciate any thoughts.
I've had mine for about a half year now and it's holding up well. I would love for the strap that came with it to be slightly longer for my 7.5" wrist, but oh well. Maybe a change down the road.
I find it more like some of the dress watches that I have. I wasn’t sure how it would feel from a thickness perspective, but it wears well on my wrist.
I just saw a video on WeChat. I grabbed a few stills from it. The caption mentioned MGF. Interesting if MGF is launching a new model with a single face.
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I think this is the JLF/JL/MGF that was posted here already.I just saw a video on WeChat. I grabbed a few stills from it. The caption mentioned MGF. Interesting if MGF is launching a new model with a single face.
Unfortunately a half-hearted effort. The crown is too thick (hey, they got it right with the Duoface, why such a mistake ?) and the carvings on the case back are all wrong.
Need a v2.
Need a v2.