Jaeger-LeCoultre Wins 2009 Chronometry Contest

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Nicolas (amanico) shares the exciting results of the 2009 Chronometry Contest, where Jaeger-LeCoultre achieved a remarkable double victory. His report highlights JLC's success with the Caliber 978 (Master Tourbillon) and Caliber 174 (Gyrotourbillon II), sparking a community discussion about the competition's scope and the broader implications for watchmaking excellence.

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I'm very happy to share with you the results of the 2009 Chronometry Contest, which were just sent to me by my contact at the Manufacture.

JLC took the 2 first places!

The First place for the Cal 978 ( Master Tourbillon )

The 2d place for the Cal 174 ( Gyrotourbillon II )

The 3rd place was take n by a 36 000 vibrations per hour movement.

All the results can be seen here

www.chronometrie2009.ch

Congrats to JLC for this double victory, and to all the other attenders.

Best,

Nicolas
This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-12-04 04:30:08 This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-12-04 10:52:29 This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-12-04 10:53:19 This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-12-07 06:37:37

Key Points from the Discussion

The victory is a significant achievement, especially given the willingness of participating firms to compete. The contributor criticizes larger firms that rely on past reputation rather than demonstrating current strength in such competitions.
The competition's credibility is questioned due to its exclusion of major watchmaking countries like Germany, Japan, the US, and China, suggesting it's a 'dishonest marketing tactic' by the Swiss industry.
Despite the limited participation, JLC's double win is highly commendable. The absence of many big names raises questions about why more manufacturers did not enter.
The author agrees that the absence of some reputable manufactures is surprising but emphasizes that those who did compete, including JLC, showed confidence in their watches and took a significant risk.
The contributor clarifies that 'Allemagne' (Germany) was indeed on the list of eligible countries, refuting the claim that German brands were excluded from the competition.
An independent watchmaker, René Addor, an ex-Rolex employee, won the independent category with a movement reportedly made in his garage, outperforming notable independents like Kari Voutilainen and F.P. Journe.

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matrix

Dec 4, 2009

Hi N! Is there an English translation avail.!? [nt]

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amanico

Dec 4, 2009

Sadly not, my friend...Not for the moment, at least....

Will try to get some informations in English... Best! Nicolas

219

Dec 4, 2009

My heart felt congratulations to all at Jaeger-LeCoultre for their win.

A wonderful achievement; well earned and well won. What is impressive is that a number of firms actually took part. I have to applaud all who took part in the competition for their willingness in having their watches timed and measured against each other. I also cast shame on other firms who live on their past reputation and glory and who are not willing to compete for fear of loss of reputation. While I understand that some of the smaller firms do not have the resources available to make an ent

amanico

Dec 4, 2009

The 170 was in my mind, too, Andrew ....

I was able to see it at the Manufacture during my last trip, and yes, you're right, this movement won a prize at a Chronometry Contest; too. Which is important to say, ad you did it, is that I was surprised to not see some reputable manufactures attending this contest. I thought the same than you: Kudos to all those who attended, without fear to compete. Maybe some didn't want to compete with " less noble " movements? JLC have confidence in their watches, and the experience confirmed that they w

Maverik

Dec 4, 2009

Interesting insight

Hi Andrew, Interesting insights on both on the 'old' movement and the (perhaps) 'over-engineered' new movement. But than does it matter? Both look and perform awesome! In any way a big hands together for JLC! Great that they took up the challenge, competed and did so good. Greets, Rik

Velociphile - No longer in the building

Dec 4, 2009

Wonderful news....

.... and congratulations to everyone brave enough to even enter this. A 'return to the Observatory Trials' is long overdue. It will be fascinating to see the results as the range of entrants is eclectic. Velociphile

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