Jacques Lemans Men's GU205A Geneve Collection Tempora Chronograph Watch

I just received one of the Jacques Lemans GU205A watches. This is the Quartz version. There is an automatic mechanical version for about twice the price. For those who don't know, Jacques Lemans is an Austrian owned company started by the Riedel brothers about 25+ years ago. They have facilities in Geneva where they build their "Geneve" line of watches. They make everything from $100 cheapos to $4000 plus quality watches. This model is one of their mid-priced watches. Unfortunately, they are one of those companies, like Invicta, that post ridiculous recommended retail prices for their watches so that the resellers can offer 50 to 80% discounts on them. The true average retail price for this watch is $599, but with some careful shopping around you can get it for between $440 and $485. First, let me say that it is drop-dead gorgeous when seen in person. The pictures do not do it justice. The quality of manufacture looks excellent. The face is well done and the various indicator hands...Read more