Jaeger-LeCoultre Novelties at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024
The Duometre collection gets a revamp, and the Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar receives an update.
Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024: April 9th – April 15th, 2024.
Jaeger-LeCoultre (JLC), referred to as The Watchmaker of Watchmakers™, has unveiled four timepieces during Watches and Wonders Geneva, which was held during April 9th – April 15th, 2024.
First launched in 2007, the Duometre family gets a complete revamp with four new models: Duometre Chronograph Moon (two versions), Duometre Heliotourbillon Perpetual, and Duometre Quantieme Lunaire.
JLC’s Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar’s calibre, case and dials receive an update.
Duometre Chronograph Moon
– Its new mechanical hand-wound manufacture calibre 391 marries an extremely complex chronograph with a moon phase complication.
– Its patented Duometre mechanism guarantees exceptional precision. Hence JLC’s term “The Precision Maker”.
– It features a new case and dial, expressing “contemporary elegance in distinctive style.”
It has a case diameter of 42.50 mm and a case thickness of 14.20 mm. Its functions are hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph with 12-hour counter, 60-minute counter, 1/6th-second counter, central chronograph seconds, moon phase, day, and night indicator, and two power reserve indicators. Its calibre features a 50-hour power reserve for each barrel.
Reference: Q622252J – Silver opaline dial in a pink gold case.
Price: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED): 269,000
Website: www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ae-en/watches/duometre/duometre-chronograph-moon-pink-gold-q622252j
Reference: Q622656J – Copper-coloured opaline dial in a platinum case.
Price: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED): 331,000
Website: www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ae-en/watches/duometre/duometre-chronograph-moon-platinum-q622656j
Duometre Heliotourbillon Perpetual
– The first Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece with a three-axis tourbillon.
– The Duometre concept united with a perpetual calendar and a grande date.
– Powered by new mechanical hand-wound manufacture calibre 388.
It has a case diameter of 44 mm and a case thickness of 14.70 mm. Its functions are hours, minutes, seconds, heliotourbillon, perpetual calendar functions (days of the week, date, month, and year), moonphase, and two power reserves. Its calibre features a 46-hour power reserve for each barrel.
Reference: Q6202420 – Silver opaline dial in a pink gold case.
Limited to 20 pieces.
Price: Upon Request.
Website: www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ae-en/news/watchmaking/duometre-heliotourbillon-perpetual
Duometre Quantieme Lunaire
– The first Duometre timepiece crafted in steel and featuring a new case design.
– Its deep blue dial features multiple decorative finishes.
It has a case diameter of 42.50 mm and a case thickness of 13.05 mm. Powered by mechanical hand-wound manufacture calibre 381, its functions are hours, minutes, central seconds, 1/6th of a second, moon phase, date, and two power reserves. Its calibre features a 50-hour power reserve for each barrel.
Reference: Q604848J – Blue opaline in a steel case.
Price: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED): 164,000
Website: www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ae-en/watches/duometre/duometre-chronograph-moon-q604848j
Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Calendar
– Its new mechanical self-winding manufacture calibre 868 gets a longer power reserve of 70 hours.
– Its case and dials receive a “sophisticated aesthetic update.”
It has a case diameter of 39 mm and a case thickness of 9.20 mm. Its functions are hours, minutes, seconds, perpetual calendar functions (days of the week, date, month, year), red security zone (turns red during a certain time of day when perpetual calendar function should not be adjusted) and moon phase. Its calibre beats at a frequency of 28,800 vph and features a power-reserve of 70 hours.
Reference: Q1142510 – Pink gold with eggshell dial.
Price: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED): 150,000
Reference: Q1142501 – Pink gold with diamonds and eggshell dial.
Price: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED): 176,000
Reference: Q114842J – Steel with silver sunrayed dial.
Price: United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED): 105,000
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