There are few brands, only, which can offer such a diversity of high end watches.
Jaeger-Lecoultre provided me some nice and fresh pictures of Tourbillons and Minute repeaters, as you can see by yourself.
1/ The Tourbillons:
- The Gyrotourbillon One, which remains my Grail watch from the Grande Maison, in a superb dark shot:
And its movement, the Cal 177, on its dial side:
- The Cal 174 of the Gyrotourbillon Two ( dial side ) :
- The Extreme Lab One is certainly one rare bird, almost impossible to meet in the real life.
The dial side is certainly most interesting to admire than the back side.
What a watch! Not the finest, but how innovative and brutal!
The Cal 988C ( dial side of course ) :
- The Reverso Grande Complication Triptyque, another ultimate expression of the Tourbillon, but in a rectangular case, naturally.
Here, the Cal 175:
- The Duometre à Spherotourbillon:
A picture I didn't have when I wrote the article on this watch:
An amazing profile photo of the Cal 382:
2/ The Minute Repeaters:
Round or rectangular, once again, you have the choice.
- The definitive Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie:
On this fresh shot, you will notice that the dial is not the same, that the digital hour has been replaced for a more conventional system.
But the magic is still here, and this is not only a minute repeater included in a Grande Complication, but also, and better, a Grande Sonnerie!
- The Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication.
A view on its movement, the Cal 945:
- The Reverso Répétition Minute à Rideau.
The Fresh pictures give us a confirmation. Jaeger Lecoultre changed this watch in a deep way.
When it was unveiled, in 2011, the rideau ( curtain ) was hiding the recto face and the hammers of the minute repeater, when in action.
The 2011 prototype:
The definitive version,as shown on the pictures below, sees the curtain moving to the verso dial, which is a better solution, as the verso face is more interesting, not only because of the presence of the hammers, but also due to the decoration.
The Recto:
The Verso:
When you think about it, it is just breathtaking to see what JLC did these last 9 years, in the field of Grandes Complications.
These recent photos are only an aperçu of the richness of the Collection, as we could also mention the new Gyrotourbillon III, and- but these are not grandes complications- the Master Minute Repeater, the Master Tourbillons, the Reverso Tourbillon, skeleton or not , the 8 Days Perpetual Calendar, skeleton or not, and so on.
When I said that it iwas a dizzy approach of the modern production!
Best,
Nicolas