Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 939AA [links]
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 939AA [links]
Movement
Automatic, self-winding, Components : 295, Vibrations per hour : 28800, Jewels : 32, Barrel : 1, Height : 4.90 mm [links]
Water-resistance
5 bar more
Dial
Silvered grey, Sunray-brushed, Gilt numerals and hour-markers
Recto Hands
Dauphines more
Suffice to say, Jaeger-LeCoultre is an absolute master in the field of horology and one that demands the respect of watch enthusiasts around the world. [links]
The company has an illustrious history under its belt and was originally known as LeCoultre & Cie from 1866 until 1937. The introduction of Jaeger came following a partnership with Edmond Jaeger, a Paris-based watchmaker to the French Navy. In 1903, Edmond set Swiss watch manufacturers the task of actually producing ultra-thin movements he had designed and invented. LeCoultre accepted and succeeded with the LeCoultre Calibre 145. LeCoultre was also – in 1903 – the exclusive movement supplier to Cartier, after the French jeweller made a fifteen-year agreement with Jaeger (and LeCoultre produced all of Jaeger’s movements). [links]
While some watch manufacturers have models that are considered to be “must-have” for avid watch collectors – the Rolex Submariner or the OMEGA Speedmaster, for example – few brands come close to the outright exquisiteness presented by luxury Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre. more
The company, founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre has a number of accolades and patents to its name, which include being the maker of the world’s smallest movement, the producer of the Grande Complication (a watch with some incredibly intricate complications) and the Atmos Clock which generates its power from temperature and atmospheric pressure changes.
It was this collaboration that eventually spawned the Jaeger-LeCoultre name. more
Your traveling companion, the Duomètre Unique Travel Time pink gold watch accompanies you elegantly through every continent. A model that combines the technology of the Calibre Jaeger-LeCoultre equipped with the Dual-Wing concept, with the most refined of watchmaking finishes.
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For some people travelling is the epitome of freedom – for others it is just normal daily business. “Once a year you should visit a place you have never been before” Dalai Lama said and points out a desire that is deeply rooted in many people. In this growing connected world people don’t only travel for holiday, but also increasingly for business reasons. Recently we stumbled over an interview with a top manager who travelled to Japan more then 100 times in his life, but never stayed longer then a night. London today, New York tomorrow, Tokyo and so on. As we have a set world time since October 1884, everybody knows the time at any place in the world and the temporal difference to their home place – no need to be surprised about a jetlag any longer.
Everyone who likes to experience the whole world time nostalgic a bit more intense should have a look at the Geopyhsic Universal Time and the Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time. It shows an oversized world map on the dial that is enhanced by the lightly convex sapphire glass. The hour disc for the world time zone indication runs around the world map and can be adjusted by one single crown only. The hours settings are made by one-hour jumps clockwise or anti-clockwise. The blue lacquered and guilloche dial with its oversize world map will catch people’s attention already – but if you decide for one of these watches, you will have even more aces up your sleeve. The Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time is equipped with a remarkable flying tourbillon with ellipse isometric escapement. The tourbillon performs the normal rotation each minute within its cage, but additionally rotates inside the external time zone disc taking the entire world map with it on its journey. A nice interactive element to symbolize the earth’s rotation. here
Jaeger-LeCoultre offers another Polaris world time watch, limited to 250 pieces, but without a chronograph and slightly smaller with a 42 millimetres case diameter; the Polaris Geographic WT. The world time function remains unchanged, only the chronograph is replaced by a date indication at 2 o’clock and a power reserve indication at 10 o’clock. Additionally it offers a second time zone indication at 6 o’clock. here