There is no way I can afford another watch right now, especially one so expensive (5500USD from my AD
) but it is a definate future buy. It is going to replace my IWC as my dress watch in the future.
I spent about thirty minutes at the AD (Breitling/Omega/JLC/Ebel/IWC etc) and compared three square watches that I was interested in, the Breitling Flying B, Ebel Brasilia and the JLC Big Date . The Ebel was discarded imediately, it's a nice watch but just does not compare to the other two.
Now the Flying B was something, has the most wrist presence due to sheer size and standout design, however the JLC was much much more well made; The hand finish, guilosh dial, awesome flip action, and BREATHTAKING display back just blew me away. I can't tell you how nice the watch feels on the wrist, just pure class. And the Big date mechanism and 8 day power reserve are cool too.
It really is a bargain as it offers the kind of craftmanship and attention to detail you would only find in higher end brands at a reasonable price.
Here are some pics that do not do it justice at all but for refrence:
The Big date mechanism:
