====== Métrailler, Magali ======
**Magali Métrailler** is a watch designer best known for the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor|Master Compressor]] and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX|AMVOX]].

===== Biography =====
Magali Métrailler attended the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan before becoming interested in watches. When she joined Jaeger-LeCoultre in [[2002]] at the age of 23 she was the company's first-ever female designer. She quickly made a name for herself inside the company and was given the task to design a rugged new design for the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor|Master Compressor line]] by [[Henry-John Belmont]]. Métrailler chose the classic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox|Polaris Memovox]] as an inspiration, creating a new case that was more technical and sporting than anything then in the company's range.

Métrailler's first credited design at Jaeger-LeCoultre was the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor|Master Compressor]]. The case, patented in her name, was based on the new [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control|Master Control]], with bold yet simple design elements, including a clean bezel, sharply-defined lugs, and flat, un-decorated sides. The dials drew from the classic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox|Polaris Memovox]] with large trapezoidal luminous markings between upright sans-serif numerals. But the most distinctive feature of the Master Compressor was the notably large locking crowns. The first model to be introduced was the [[2007]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Géographique|Master Compressor Géographique]] with the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph|Master Compressor Chronograph]], [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving|Master Compressor Diving]], and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph|Master Compressor Extreme]] ranges following quickly after.

The next assignment for Métrailler was the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX|AMVOX]], a joint venture with Aston martin. The namesake first model, [[2007]]'s [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX1|AMVOX1]] draws strongly on the Polaris Memovox, the clearest link to that model until the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute to Polaris|Tribute to Polaris]] that followed in [[2008]]. Métrailler was also credited with the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX2 Chronograph|AMVOX2 Chronograph]], [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX5 World Chronograph|AMVOX5 World Chronograph]], and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme LAB|Master Compressor Extreme LAB]]. She was also credited with the design of the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Gyrotourbillon 1]], having been involved with the project since her start at the company.

After [[2012]], Métrailler began doing freelance work for other companies. She is associated with the modern [[Ball Watch Company|Ball]] brand, and is credited with their [[Ball For BMW]] line including the [[Ball For BMW TimeTrekker]]. She also designed the [[Ball Engineer Master II Pilot GMT]], [[Ball Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph]], and [[Ball Engineer Master II Diver Worldtime]].

===== Credits =====
Métrailler is specifically credited with the following watch designs 

  * [[2004]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1]]
  * [[2004]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX]] family
    * [[2004]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX1]]
    * [[2005]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX2 Chronograph]]
    * [[2011]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre AMVOX5 World Chronograph]]
  * [[2007]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor]] family
    * [[2007]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Géographique]]
    * [[2008]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph]]
    * [[2008]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Diving]]
    * [[2008]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph]]
    * [[2012]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme LAB]]
  * [[2008]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox]]
  * [[2012]] [[Ball For BMW TimeTrekker]]
  * [[2014]] [[Ball Engineer Master II Pilot GMT]]
  * [[2014]] [[Ball Engineer Master II Diver Worldtime]]
  * [[2015]] [[Ball Engineer Master II Slide Chronograph]]

Some sources spell her last name as "Metrayer".


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