Text: Does anyone else think the '1987 NRAR' version of La Baleine Blanche is actually better than the standard album cut? The mixing on the bassline feels much punchier. I stumbled across it recently and can't go back to the original. Gotta love those late 80s alternative mixes.
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To appreciate why enthusiasts claim the 1987 Baleine is "better," one must understand the NRAR standard. The NRAR (either the norm or the eponymous watch model, often called the "Navarre") was a beast of brute force.
The debate between la baleine blanche and NRAR is the vintage tool equivalent of "Ferrari vs. Tank." Text: Does anyone else think the '1987 NRAR'
While the NRAR used an unpolished ETA 2824 (workhorse but ugly), the 1987 Baleine Blanc featured a semi-skeletonized version of the same movement with perlage and Côtes de Genève finishing. It’s mechanical jewelry, whereas NRAR is a mechanical tool. For collectors, beauty adds value.
NRAR devices, while rare, were produced over 5 years (1984-1989) in batches of 500. The 1987 La Baleine Blanche was a single run: exactly 250 units, all dated 1987, all with individually numbered white cases. When something is rarer, it is automatically "better" in the collector’s lexicon. This map was designed to test your optimization skills
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