Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches

Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches an Overview

The time tested and elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch Company had its birth in the fabled cradle of the Swiss watches in the Jura Mountains. Ever since its birth in 1833 the company has been in the vanguard of horlogical fashion the world over. Today, the company has a spectacular array of impressive watches.

 

Jaeger-Lecoultre Tourbilon movement watch

The brand has an important position in the world of high-end watches catering to the needs of the rich and elegant people of the world due to some milestone achievements. In 1844, Antonine LeCoultre made the millionometer allowing the measurements to the nearest micron. In 1847 the world witnessed the introduction of the crown which eliminated the use of separate keys a feature very common in ancient watches. In 1903, the company came up with the world’s thinnest watches. It is only 1.38 mm in thickness, a record that has not been broken by anybody else. The Reverso launched by the company in 1931 has a case that can be rotated and can show two time zones. Later horologists improved upon this feature and today watches that show two times zones are somewhat common.

Apart from the above mentioned achievements, Jaeger-LeCoultre has many dignified watches which the world adores. Master Grand Reveil has two complications, the mechanical alarm and the perpetual calendar. The watch comes in yellow gold. This one has a vibrator and uses a crocodile strap. Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Classique  made of polished steel case and set inside a larger case and  can rotate 180 degree showing the inside working of the machine. The numerals are Arabic and the movement is indeed hand wound. It is a fine watch that cannot be ignored. Another great watch that has come out of the house of Jaeger-LeCoultre is the Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph. Equipped with an automatic movement, the watch is made of titanium and has a wonderful shock absorbing system. It is a celebrated watch that the world loves.

Jaeger Le Coultre for Aston Martin

Certainly a high-end watch can be used as a key to open a woman’s heart. However, a watch that finds unlocks and locks a car; mind boggling, isn’t it? Jaeger and Aston Martin Rapide Transponder Watch is just that. Jaeger Le Coultre collaborated with Aston Martin and the ensuing synergy resulted in an innovative and fascinating product, a watch that locks and unlocks by merely pressing on the sapphire watch crystal. It was the watch that sealed the union between the watch making maestro from Vallee de joux and the legendary British luxury sports car manufacturer. It is the first mechanical watch that incorporates the ability to access a luxury sports car through an in-built transmitter. At the same time the watch does not compromise the traditional features of the legendary brand.

Aston Martin Rapide

How does the watch work as the key to car? When the driver of the car reaches in the vicinity of the car, he presses the OPEN position on the glass of the watch, placed between 8 and 9 0’clock. This triggers the opening mechanism of the car. The CLOSE mode is between 3 and 4 o’clock. By pressing simultaneously on the OPEN and CLOE triggers the find me function. The car acknowledges by turning on the headlights. This is an engineering marvel that required 18 months of enthusiastic and devoted work by the Jaeger Le Coultre engineers and close teamwork from Aston Martin.

Though there is novelty in the idea of the watch functioning as the key to the car. The integrating of the transmitter circuit into a Jaeger Le Courte was a daunting task. The miniaturization process of the entire machinery of the watch as well as that of the transmitter system without compromising the quality of the watch is acclaimed as the ultimate success of technology making the watchmaker and the carmaker heroes of the technological age. In the AMVOX2 Rapide Transponder the unique interface between horological expertise and automobile sophistication reach the zenith. The product is the crowning glory of Jaeger Le Courte.