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Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication Watch Limited Edition

With the new Grand Complication watch in the Master Grand Tradition series, Jaeger-LeCoultre demonstrates yet again its attachment to its horological roots as well as its drive to bring watchmaking in line with the latest technical evolutions. The Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication watch incorporates three complications that elegantly combine the foundations of fine watchmaking and cutting edge technology: a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon and a zodiac calendar - each a highly regarded complication in its own right.

This is the first time that Jaeger-LeCoultre is presenting a Grande Complication within the Master Grande Tradition line. Traditionally a Grand Complication consists of three watchmaking complications. One providing astronomical information - such as a perpetual calendar - the second a sounding system such as a minute repeater - and a third one showing one or more additional hands, usually a chronograph, but it could be any other complication, for instance, a tourbillon.

In the new Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication however those three complications do not merely coexist in the platinum case - they are intertwined in an almost poetic way: For the essence of the watch lies in its interpretation of astronomical timekeeping on the wrist. And there couldn't be a better driving force than the pulsing heart of a flying tourbillon rotating around the dial, depicting a sky-chart of the northern hemisphere.

Enhancing the astronomical aspect, the tourbillon doesn't count the passing minutes of the standard 24 hour day, but rather the time of the so called Sidereal Day, which is almost 4 minutes shorter than the solar day. A small sun rotating around on the outer spheres of the dial, where zodiac signs and an indication for the twelve months round off the heavenly display, indicates our ‘official' time, also known as Mean Solar Time.

Its brand new Jaeger-leCoultre Calibre 945 is a highly complex mechanism with 527 parts, all of which require the hands of a single watchmaker to be assembled and adjusted. In terms of precision, it relies on the latest technology: a flying tourbillon sets the beat with an advanced silicium-escapement, specially developed for use within an ultra-light titanium cage.

Additionally, the watch incorporates an innovative minute repeater, the result of five years of research, where the sound is generated by an ingenious ‘crystal gong' system in which form- improved gongs are attached to the watch glass. Together with a new striking mechanism called ‘trébuchet hammers', delivering 80% additional power to that of ordinary gong mechanisms, the watch offers an unprecedented clear and harmonious full sound at the simple push of the slider mechanism.

The Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication's classically shaped platinum case and the movement-parts finished to the highest of watchmaking standards are witness to the experience of 177 years in high watchmaking, which Jaeger-LeCoultre can look back upon. Meanwhile, the ultra modern siliceous escapement is a clear marker of the innovative spirit that drives the manufacture to the present. This unique combination makes the watch a true contender for the annual theme of "Invention through movement".

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication Technical specifications

Model Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication

Reference Q5023580

Movement
- Mechanical manually-wound Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 945
- Plate and bridges in non-coated nickel-silver
- Crafted, assembled and decorated by hand
- Silicium escapement

Frequency 28,800 vibrations per hour

Parts 527

Jewels 49

Power-reserve 48 hours

Dimensions 12.62 x 34.70 mm

Functions
- Hours, minutes
- Rotating flying Tourbillon and sky chart
- Minute repeater with cathedral crystal gongs
- Zodiac, month and 24 hours indicator
- Trébuchet hammers

Case
18-carat white gold
Dimensions ø 44 mm, thickness: 15.6 mm
Water-resistance 5 ATM

Strap Alligator leather with folding clasp

Availability 75 piece limited edition

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