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In 1833- Antoine LeCoultre set up a small workshop in Vallée de Joux handcrafting exceptional luxury Swiss watches and clocks imbued with a strong spirit of innovation. His workshop would go on to become Swiss luxury brand Jaeger-LeCoultre. An interesting point to note is that Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the only companies which creates, develops, decorates and produces all its luxury watches and clocks by hand.. within its own workshops. Since its inception and in order to make each watch in its entirety, the company has housed the full range of professions, techniques and technologies under a single roof to give birth to the finest Swiss watchmaking creations. Let’s check out some of the finest watches.
Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds
In its 8.51 mm stainless steel case, Jaeger Le-Coultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds is equipped with the Manufacture hand-wound Calibre 822; each component is meticulously decorated and features a small seconds hand at 6 o’clock that showcases the luxury brand’s mechanical ingenuity. On the opaline dial, the lines of the gadroons, the minute track, the applied hour-markers and the black Dauphine hands are evocative of the Art Deco inspired aesthetic codes of the first Reverso in 1931. This model with a customisable reverse comes with a black bi-material leather or canvas strap in the Casa Fagliano design. Technical features of the manual winding wristwatch include a stainless steel case; water resistance up to 3 bar; dial with polished black nickel appliqués; dauphines hands; Calfskin leather interchangeable strap with double folding buckle. The design aesthetic makes it perfect for daily use.
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Polaris Date
Equipped with Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 899, the Polaris Date comes in black and steel. Visible beneath the sapphire crystal case-back, this reference movement – designed, decorated and assembled at the Manufacture – offers almost three days of power reserve. With its modern design and vintage touch, the new Polaris Date recalls the signature codes of the 1968 Memovox Polaris. Water resistant up to 20 bar, the triangle on the inner bezel, the indexes, the hour numerals and the hands are coated with a vanilla tint. In its 42 mm steel case, the dial has three levels of finishing that bring depth and contrast to the model: an internal bezel with an opaline finish, a grained circle for the hours, luminescent indexes and a a sunray-brushed center. The rubber strap with the “Clous de Paris” pattern can be easily changed.
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Rendez-vous Classic
Dressed with a mother-of-pearl dial, the sleek, stylish RendezVous Night and Day timepiece encased in steel is a versatile style that easily can be worn day and night. The deep blue watch strap makes it the ideal accessory for denim or little black dress. Additional features include transferred numerals and diamond hour markers. Encased in stainless steel, it is water resistant up to 3 bar. The alligator interchangeable leather strap in blue is eye-catching with its double folding buckle and the automatic winding watch has a power reserve of thirty-eight hours. Additional details include Components: 204, Vibrations per hour: 28800, Jewels: 30, Barrel: 1, Thickness: 3.3mm.
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Master Ultra-Thin
Revisiting the sharp design aesthetic of the eponymous collection, Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar features an eggshell dial matching the pink gold case, which stands in elegant contrast to the interchangeable black alligator strap and is extremely comfortable to wear. The golden hands with a double satin-polish finish and blue central seconds hand fly over the three sub-dials showing the date at 3 o’clock, the day of the week at 9 o’clock and the month at 6 o’clock. Featuring a moon phase at noon and a perpetual calendar, this refined complication watch is equipped with in-house Calibre 868, offering seventy hours of power reserve. Encased in pink gold, the wristwatch is water resistant up to 5 bar.
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Rendez-Vous Dazzling
A mysterious and romantic expression of “The Stellar Odyssey” – the 2022 theme of the Maison – the Rendez-Vous Dazzling Shooting Star is equipped with the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 734. On the blue aventurine dial, a shooting star appears four to six times per hour, as if by magic, a vision of beauty and magnificence. The secret of this new complication is hidden in the center of the spangled dial surrounded by dazzling diamonds. Here, three superimposed discs make the shooting star appear and disappear. The spectacle is so beautiful, the wearer can even invoke the shooting star at whim by turning the crown several times. Encased in pink gold, the luxury watch has an alligator leather, Blue interchangeable strap and is water resistant up to 5 bar.
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Jasmeen Dugal has worked with exchange4media as a senior writer contributing articles on the country’s advertising and marketing movements, and then with Condenast India as Net Editor where she helmed Vogue India’s official website in terms of design, layout and daily content. Besides this, she is also an entrepreneur running her own luxury portal, Explosivefashion, which highlights the latest in luxury fashion and hospitality.
