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+ | ====== Jaeger-LeCoultre ====== | ||
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+ | **Jaeger-LeCoultre** is a Swiss watch [[manufacture]] established in [[1833]] and currently one of the Specialist Watchmakers of [[Richemont]]. | ||
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+ | ===== The Foundation of LeCoultre ===== | ||
+ | The watch company **LeCoultre** was founded in [[1833]] by the brothers [[LeCoultre, | ||
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+ | The company grew steadily, bringing all functions of watchmaking in-house for the first time. By [[1860]], LeCoultre already had 100 employees and came to become a dominant manufacturer of movements and watches. The company, now led by the sons of the founder, began building [[repeater]] watches, [[chronograph]]s and calendar watches and provided complicated watch movements to other companies. About [[1890]] the number of different LeCoultre watch movements had already reached 125. | ||
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+ | ===== The cooperation of Jacques-David LeCoultre and Edmond Jaeger ===== | ||
+ | By the turn of the century, LeCoultre was the leading [[manufacture]] of the [[Vallée de Joux]]. The company' | ||
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+ | * [[1903]], the flattest watch movements in the world mechanical movement with height 1.38 mm, chronograph movement with height 2.8 mm, repeater with height 3.2 mm | ||
+ | * [[1929]] smallest watch in the world with 74 parts and a weight of only 0.9 grams | ||
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+ | In the year [[1903]] [[LeCoultre, | ||
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+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre became and remains a leader in the development of so-called [[form movement]]s, | ||
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+ | ===== The Reverso and further watch classics ===== | ||
+ | Introduced in [[1931]], the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso]] entered the market with a flip-over case and art déco design. Today, the Reverso line amounts to approximately 40% of Jaeger-LeCoultre' | ||
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+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre was a pioneer of [[automatic]] movements, with the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Futurematic|Futurematic]] sporting a rear crown in the 1950s, a series of [[bumper]] automatics shortly after, and finally a full central rotor automatic. Jaeger-LeCoultre was also involved in sports and diving watches in the 1960s, with the historic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris|Polaris]] and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic|Geophysic]]. | ||
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+ | The company became well-known for alarm watches with the release of the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox|Memovox]]. This was recognized as the industry' | ||
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+ | ===== Decline and Rise ===== | ||
+ | The [[quartz crisis]] presented unique challenges for Jaeger-LeCoultre. The company was known for its high-quality mechanical movements, yet these were no longer valued in the 1970s. Like most Swiss companies, Jaeger-LeCoultre worked to create a quartz movement of their own, launching a 32 Hz quartz movement in [[1973]]. But the market no longer looked to fine Swiss watchmaking and finances suffered. The Memovox was perhaps the only Jaeger-LeCoultre product to remain relevant in the mid-1970s, since it offered a feature unmatched by quartz competitors. | ||
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+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre had been combined with [[Favre-Leuba]] in the [[SAPHIR]] group in [[1965]] but 65% of Jaeger-LeCoultre was sold to [[VDO Automotive]] in [[1978]] to finance a restructuring of the struggling company. It was restructured, | ||
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+ | VDO had purchased [[IWC]] the same year they gook control of Jaeger-LeCoultre, | ||
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+ | IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre were largely responsible for the resurgence of mechanical watches between [[1985]] and [[1995]]. The two companies focused on differentiating their products with [[complication]]s and displaying their finely-finished movements. One of the first examples was the [[1983]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Moonphase Watch|Moonphase Watch]], [[1987]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Perpetual Date|Perpetual Date]], and [[1989]] [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Grand Réveil|Le Grand Réveil]], which demonstrated the company' | ||
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+ | ===== Jaeger-LeCoultre Today ===== | ||
+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre brought the classic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Grand Réveil|Grand Réveil]] to the market in [[1989]] it has an [[automatic]] movement with [[alarm function]] and [[perpetual calendar]]. | ||
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+ | [[1990]] the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Géographique|Géographique]] is presented. It features an automatic movement with [[power reserve indicator]] and [[dual time-zone]]. | ||
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+ | Other well-known models are the alarm watches [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Memovox|Master Memovox]] and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Reveil|Master Reveil]]. | ||
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+ | A classic of the ultra-slim watch is the elegant model [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin|Master Ultra Thin]] with in-house [[manual winding]] calibre [[JLC 849]]. | ||
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+ | In the recent history of the company, the presentation of the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control|Master Control]] marks an important step. Every watch provided with this designation will be thoroughly checked for 1000 hours prior to delivery to the customer, and that means that it must pass tests that are much sharper than those in the [[chronometer certification]] guidelines. | ||
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+ | The latest innovations in the model range include the development of a new approach to the crown sealing, called the compression key system. This patented invention takes the place of the usual, awkward-to-use system of the [[screw-in crown]], which is still common practice for most manufacturers. Especially for chronographs with their mostly two additional [[pusher]]s the traditional system is proving to be extremely impractical. Whit the compression key system a short push of a lever is enough, and immediately the crown and pusher openings are completely sealed. | ||
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+ | ===== One of the most prestigious manufactures ===== | ||
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+ | *See also [[Jaeger-LeCoultre calibres]] | ||
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+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre bears the designation ' | ||
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+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre was struggling by the 1980's after the [[quartz crisis]]. In [[1986]], the German VDO Group (known for its automobile speedometers), | ||
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+ | ===== Success through persistent focus on excellence ===== | ||
+ | In the 1990s, Jaeger-LeCoultre at first focused on the classic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso]] line, as an example of the company' | ||
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+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre scores particularly with the superior manufacturing quality of its models, from [[manufacture movement]]s to high-quality cases and dials. Where other brands try to draw attention to themselves with loud PR campaigns, Jaeger-LeCoultre lets the watches speak for themselves and their high production standards stand at the center. | ||
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+ | ===== Sensational complications ===== | ||
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+ | Another branch of production is focused on new inventions and projects in the highly complicated specialties. These include the models [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Gyrotourbillon 1]] and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2|Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2]] with [[Gyrotourbillon|spherical tourbillon]] as well as the award-winning model [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Chronographe|Duomètre à Chronographe]] that in [[2008]] was chosen [[Uhr des Jahres|Watch of the Year]]. | ||
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+ | In the fall of [[2009]], this parade of world news and exclusive complications is even extended by presenting the trilogy ' | ||
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+ | A year later, Jaeger-LeCoultre presented the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication|Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication]] featuring minute repeater, flying tourbillon and zodiac calendar. | ||
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+ | ===== Survey over the most important models and ranges ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Long-Running Models ==== | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso]] --- the classic flip-over watch | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox|Memovox]] --- the alarm watch | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic|Geophysic]] and [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Geomatic|Geomatic]] --- watches for science and exploration | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor|Master Compressor]] --- the sports series | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin|Master Ultra Thin]] --- the elegant dress watch | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre|Duomètre]] --- "dual wing" power | ||
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+ | ==== Specialty Models ==== | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre_Reverso# | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica|Hybris Mechanica]] series, including [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1|Gyrotourbillon 1]], [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso grande complication à triptyque|Reverso grande complication à triptyque]], | ||
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+ | ==== Atmos ==== | ||
+ | * [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos|Atmos]] --- the unique [[table clock]] | ||
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+ | ===== Literature ===== | ||
+ | *[[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; | ||
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+ | ===== Address ===== | ||
+ | Jaeger-LeCoultre SA\\ Rue de la Golisse 8\\ CH-1347 Le Sentier\\ Tel. 021/845 02 02 | ||
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+ | ===== Weblinks ===== | ||
+ | *[[http:// | ||
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