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Master Grande Tradition Perpetual Minute Repeater
Both variants of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater, introduced in 2019, have been well reviewed with great photos by amanico here and here.
But I just wanted to add some live photos of an actual owner (@anomegaaday) and some wrist shots and close-ups.
The white gold case is 43 x 13.7 mm. The watch is powered by self-winding Caliber 950, made of 585 parts and 76 jewels and beating at 4 Hz. The power reserve is of only 38 hours.
As far as the minute repeater mechanism is concerned, blued steel gongs encircle both the front and the back of the movement, making them much longer than the average repeater gong which only goes around the movement once. Striking these gongs are a pair of special trebuchet hammers, which strike with more power than regular hammers.
Each of the two variants is limited to 30 pieces.
Notice the cut-outs at the base of the dauphine hands to prevent obfuscation of the safety indicator. And admire everything else!
NB: the his & hers wrist shot includes a pretty gorgeous Reverso One Duetto Moon, ref. Q3358120 (40.1 x 20 mm). And the minute repeater can be listened to here and here and also here.
Best to you all,
Emmanuel
A/ REF. Q52334E1, with blue 'flinqué' enamel dial ('flinqué' means that the enamel is applied on a surface which has been previously engraved, here with traditional guilloché technique)
credit: @anomegaaday & quill & pad (last photo)
B/ REF. Q5233420 with silvery grained dial
credit: deployant
credit: @watcher_studio
credit: @jlc.dailyonwrist
credit: @askmewatch
credit: @h.m.uhren
credit: Jaeger-LeCoultre
Master Grande Tradition Perpetual Minute Repeater
Both variants of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeater , introduced in 2019 , have been well reviewed with great photos by amanico here and here . But I just wanted to add some live photos of an actual owner (@ano...
Two stunning JLC masterpieces which I had long ago forgotten. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
The white dial is my clear favorite. I love the look of the upper blue gong at the perimeter of the dial. Thanks again Emmanuel. M4 p.s. You're right, the Reverso is stunning as well.
I also felt a preference for the white dial at first.
But now I'm not so sure at all: the more I've been looking at the photos, the more the blue flinqué dial has been getting under my skin... I find it very impressive to see such a watch actually worn and not just displayed or reviewed. Thanks for looking a...
Oh wow these are grails !
Thanks for sharing all these photos! Never seen these grails in the metal before. Cheers Robin
I was lucky to play with this not to long ago at the boutique.
Breathtaking masterpiece but as previous commenters, the white dial is my pick… ...
It must have been a great experience !
As impressive as it is, the Duomètre sphérotpurbillon isn’t very much my cup of tea because I’m not fond of open dials. And, as far as the minute repeater is concerned, I too was more attracted to the white dial in the first place. But now, I’m not sure a...
Emmanuel, cease and desist immediately! You are going to send me down the rabbit hole! Why do you do this to me ;-)
that first JLC has the most incredible dial , the workmanship is off the charts….
Simply beautiful <3
I haven't seen either in person, it would be a tough call to make a decision between them!....
The most important part about the Trebuchet hammers is not how hard they strike, but how quickly they retract!
The spring inside the hammer that you see is the trebuchet part, which makes it a trebuchet (modeled off a trebuchet catapult), is about retracting the hammer after it strikes the gong. Any prolonged contact from the hammer on the gong can muffle out the ...
Thanks, Patrick, for helping me better understand how
the trebuchet hammers work and why they’re innovative. The review by Franck Chuo on Deployant emphasizes the power of these hammers, but your explanation is much more interesting and precise. Best, Emmanuel
You're most welcome. I thank Matthieu at the JLC factory for explaining it to me.
And I thank Amanico for making the introduction to Matthieu. I find Matthieu at the JLC Factory is a swell fella.
It's worth it!
It's also a different factory than other factories. Hard to explain. But it's definitely different.
Much prefer the silvery grained dial...
from the pictures, they look a bit big though.
Regarding the dial, that's how I felt at first too.
But now I'm not so sure at all. I think the blue flinqué dial speaks to me more in the end. Definitely big timepieces. But they deserve so much more consideration than what they get (and some wrists can pull them off apparently). Best, Emmanuel