Jaeger-LeCoultre

Of course I will post my review here, most probably in May, but in the meantime, here are two official pictures:  Master Control Date Blue: 



Master Control Calendar Blue: 


Both steel case, limited to 800 pieces, available through the JLC Boutiques only. 

Would it have been nicer if they had adopted the latter date mechanism on the former?

The hand design on the calendar is compromised and prevents reading of the day and month. Ulysse Nardin did it right on the perpetual aqua, for example. Not as charming but more functional. I personally prefer their previous blue lacquered dials.

...with the date being the thing in question. Let's face it, these things are anachronistic at this point. Smart phones will give you all the info you need : )

…this two tone blue is very attractive. Although my French is pretty good in that I know “Automatique” means Automatic I confess I am beaten by “Quantieme a Date Sautante”. A little help with translation would be most welcome. Regards Kev.

“We had some empty space on the dial and we couldn’t just leave it like that so we decided to write ‘this watch has a jumping date’.”

The next version might say in really really small text “Also it has some hands, and day and month windows, plus it’s a superlative master control automatic rotor chronometer officially certified lots of meters 25,000 gauss 100 metres water resistant stainless steel case”

…nope, I’m not a fan of dial text…

😁

As limited edition for no reason except for the colour. Which make us mere mortal very difficult to acquire one.
I don't know any reasons behind this gesture, except as quick and easy money grab.

Along with ‘quantième à date sautante’ they could have added ‘cadran bleu, édition limitée’…

I wait the chronographe !