====== Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica ====== {{wst>author|[[Foskett, Stephen|Stephen Foskett]] ([[https://grail-watch.com/|Grail Watch]])}} {{wst>image_cr|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie|Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie}} **Hybris Mechanica** is a series of [[Grande Complication]] watches from [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]]. ===== Overview ===== [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] was one of the first companies to commit to [[haute horology]] as a way to recover the prestige of Swiss mechanical watchmaking. The company began its rebirth with the iconic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso model]], re-launched with [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Taille|a new case]] and [[complication|complicated]] [[manufacture]] movement for its [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 60eme|60th anniversary]]. A series of complicated models in the Reverso series would cement the company as a leader in high-end watchmaking. In the 2000s, Jaeger-LeCoultre set about creating a series of special complicated timepieces. This line began with the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Mystérieuse|Atmos Mystérieuse]] mantel clock, another historic model for the company. But it was the [[2004]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Master Gyrotourbillon 1]] that signaled a dramatic shift for the company. Jaeger-LeCoultre had been one of the first to produce a series [[tourbillon]] wristwatch, the [[1993]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tourbillon|Reverso Tourbillon]], but the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon|Gyrotourbillon]] was a complicated design never before seen. In [[2009]], Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced a set of three watches, complete with a custom safe, and named it "Hybris Mechanica". This name would soon be applied to the entire family of complicated haute horology pieces from Jaeger-LeCoultre. The centerpiece was the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie|Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie]], a [[minute repeater]] also called "Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie", but it was paired with the groundbreaking [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Master Gyrotourbillon 1]] and [[2006]]'s [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso grande complication à triptyque|Reverso grande complication à triptyque]], the world's first three-[[face]] watch. The Hybris Mechanica series continued, with the company numbering each piece sequentially back to the Atmos. It includes the [[2010]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication|Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication]], [[2012]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Sphérotourbillon|Duomètre Sphérotourbillon]], and [[2014]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon|Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon]], each a groundbreaking piece. The latest addition was introduced in [[2019]], the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel|Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel]]. ===== Reverso Complication series ===== {{wst>image_cr|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Reverso Tourbillon|[[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tourbillon|Reverso Tourbillon]], the first series-produced [[tourbillon]] wristwatch}} Hybris Mechanica is a follow on to the original [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso Complication]] series. Beginning in 1991, Jaeger-LeCoultre began a limited-edition series of Reverso models with special complications to reestablish the company and develop its skills. There were six [[rose gold]] complicated Reverso models produced from [[1991]] through [[2000]] in limited editions of 500 examples. Although many other complicated Reverso models have been introduced since 2003, this is the original series. Two more [[platinum]] complicated models were produced in [[2002]] and [[2003]] before the Hybris Mechanica line. ==== Rose Gold Limited Editions of 500 Examples ==== - [[1991]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 60eme|60eme]] - [[Power reserve indicator]], first [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Taille|Grande Taille (GT)]] case - [[1993]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tourbillon|Reverso Tourbillon]] - First series-produced [[tourbillon]] - [[1994]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Répétition Minutes|Reverso Répétition Minutes]] - [[Minute repeater]] - [[1996]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Chronographe Rétrograde|Reverso Chronographe Rétrograde]] - [[Retrograde]] [[chronograph]] - [[1998]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Géographique|Reverso Géographique]] - [[Dual timezone]] with city name selector - [[2000]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Quantième Perpétuel|Quantième Calendrier Perpétuel]] - [[Perpetual calendar]] ==== Platinum Limited Editions of 500 Examples ==== - [[2002]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Platinum Number One|Platinum Number One]] - [[Tourbillon]] [[skeleton]] - [[2003]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Platinum Number Two|Platinum Number Two]] - [[Tourbillon]] ===== Hybris Mechanica 55 ===== {{wst>image_cr|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Reverso grande complication à triptyque RS|Reverso grande complication à triptyque, back}} Introduced in [[2009]], Hybris Mechanica was a $2.5 million package centered around the most-complicated and expensive watch in the world up to that time, the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie|Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie]]. This package also included two other Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Complication watches as well as a full-size safe to keep the set in. These three watches alone include no less than 55 [[complication]]s. ==== 2009 Hybris Mechanica package ==== * [[2004]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Master Gyrotourbillon 1]] * [[2006]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso grande complication à triptyque|Reverso grande complication à triptyque]] * [[2009]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie|Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie]] - "Grande Sonnerie" [[minute repeater]] with trebuchet hammers * 2009 - "Hybris Mechanica 55" - Electronic coded safe ===== Hybris Mechanica Series ===== Today, Jaeger-LeCoultre has continued to use the Hybris Mechanica name on grande complication watches, and the series has been expanded and extended to include both new and former pieces. Hybris Mechanica is intended to showcase the watchmaking expertise of Jaeger-LeCoultre, and their unique ability as a true [[manufacture]] to craft movements and cases together. {{wst>image_cr|Jaeger-LeCoultre|Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon|Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon}} The Hybris Mechanica series now includes the following special timepieces (original set of 3 marked with an asterisk) - [[2003]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Mystérieuse|Atmos Mystérieuse]] - [[2004]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Master Gyrotourbillon 1]]* - [[2006]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso grande complication à triptyque|Reverso grande complication à triptyque]]* - [[2007]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 1|Master Compressor Extreme Lab 1]] - [[2008]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2|Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2]] - [[2009]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie|Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie]]* - "Grande Sonnerie" [[minute repeater]] with trebuchet hammers (also called [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie|Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie]]) - [[2010]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication|Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication]] - [[2011]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau|Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau]] and Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau Venise - [[2012]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Sphérotourbillon|Duomètre Sphérotourbillon]] - [[2013]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 Jubilee|Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 Jubilee Calibre 176]] - [[2014]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon|Master Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Flying Tourbillon Calibre 362]] - [[minute repeater]] and flying [[tourbillon]] in a [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin|Master Ultra Thin]] case - [[2015]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Sphérotourbillon Moon|Duomètre Sphérotourbillon Moon]] - Ultra-accurate [[moon phase indicator]] - [[2016]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon|Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon Calibre 179]] - [[2019]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel|Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel Calibre 184]] - [[2021]] - [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Quadriptyque|Reverso Quadriptyque Calibre 185]] {{tag>Jaeger-LeCoultre_models Jaeger-LeCoultre_Hybris_Mechanica_models}}