JLC Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph UNESCO Auction

Prototype N°1 of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph

to be auctioned online for the benefit of a remarkable marine site protected by UNESCO

Online bidding starts today - to be held through March 15, 2012

on auction.jaeger-lecoultre.com

 

Within the framework of its partnership with the International Herald Tribune and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Jaeger-LeCoultre announces its 4th annual online auction of a unique watch. The proceeds from the sale will be entirely donated to the protection of an exceptional marine site in the Philippines that is part of the  UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme.

This year the proceeds of the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph sale will be donated to the Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park in the Philippines that features a spectacular landscape with its underground river that emerges directly into the sea. The area represents a significant habitat for biodiversity conservation. The site contains a full "mountain-to-the-sea" ecosystem and protects some of the most significant forests in Asia. The  proceeds from the auction will contribute to acquiring the equipment and materials that will assist the site with a regular monitoring programme toward evaluating the state of conservation of its exceptional marine value.

The prototype N°1 of the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph is a fully functional original timepiece hand-crafted by watchmakers of the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre.

Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, located in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland, attaches a great importance to preserving the exceptional natural environment of its production site and to contributing to environmental projects internationally. Jaeger-LeCoultre is in its 4^th year of partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to help protect and safeguard outstanding marine sites that require specific immediate intervention. To increase public awareness of this environmental cause, Jaeger-LeCoultre joined forces with the International Herald Tribune to create the "Tides of Time" newspaper section that highlights exceptional marine sites throughout the year.

Online watch auctions conducted since 2009 have already enabled Jaeger-LeCoultre to contribute to the protection of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Philippines, India's Sundarbans National Park, and Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary in Colombia.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph

From 1950s Jaeger-LeCoultre provided the first explorers of the marine depths – whether driven by scientific goals or by a thirst for discovery – with a timepiece that exceeded their demands. Through the different versions introduced until the early 1970s, the Memovox Deep Sea became one of the rare watchmaking creations to leave an indelible imprint on its era. In 2012 the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre offers the Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph, a remarkable reinterpretation of a legendary watch. 

The latest creation from the Grande Maison in the Vallée de Joux is bound to thrill devotees of legendary models wishing to pay tribute to a longstanding tradition of innovation in the most diverse disciplines, yet without foregoing the comfort and reliability ensured by the latest generation of Jaeger-LeCoultre calibers.

The stainless steel case of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph is inspired by the design codes of an iconic creation, the back bears the same engraved motif as the historical model, depicting a frogman surrounded by bubbles. This watch driven by Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 751G incorporates the latest developments stemming from Jaeger-LeCoultre's ongoing research. The embossed black calfskin leather strap looks exactly like the one fitted on the original.

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