Here is a first look on the 2015 collection.
As you will see, Jaeger-Lecoulte focused, this year, on Space and Moon, Astral theme.
A romantic but strong link exists between horology and space. Even there is always a difference of 3 minutes and 56 seconds between sidereal and civilian time!
Sometimes, it is a matter of material, such as the meteorite dials used on the Master Calendar, often it is all about a very performant moonphase, in terms of accuracy. Or sky maps plus zodiacal calendar. Without forgetting an Equation of Time.
You will certainly watches which explore another universe, if you allow me this pun, but a bit later.
Honors to the astral theme, then.
1/ Master Calendar Meteorite.
In stainless steel:
In rose gold:
39 mm case, Cal 866, offering an autonomy of 43 hours, and displaying the following functions: Triple Calendar + Moonphase.
2/ Rendez Vous Moon.
36 or 39 mm white gold case, Cal 935, 43 hours power reserve, 28 800 vibrations per hour.
Functions: Appointment time, as on every Rendez Vous, naturally, and a monphase which is accurate to one day each 972 years ( yes, you read well ). Moondisc made of mother of pearl, the sky is guilloched and covered with blue lacquer.
3/ Duometre à Spherotourbillon Moon.
42 mm platinum case, with a window on the left side of the Watch allowing to see the ballet of the tourbillon, " stairway " in german silver. The moonphase disc is made of Lapis Lazuli.
Cal 389, manual winding, offering a power reserve of 45 hours, Here, the moonphase is accurate to one day each 3887 years.
Pin buckle in platinum.
Limited Edition of 75 pièces.
4/ Atmos Marquetry Paille ( Straw ).
331 x 189 x 256mm Cabinet. Cal 582 diaplaying the hours and minutes as a regulator, 24 hours, Months and a moonphase accurate to one day each 3861 years.
Limited Edition to 8 pièces.
5/ Master Grande Tradition Cylindric Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar.
42mm grey gold case, 13, 1mm high, water resistant to 50 meters. Cal 985, with a 45 hours power reserve, 28 800 vibrations per hour.
Like the further model, it still displays a flying tourbillon with its cylindric spiral, a perpetual calendar, the novelty being the addition of a zodiacal calendar.
Grained blue dial, the moondisc being made of lapis lazuli.
6/ Rendez Vous Celestial Rose Gold.
37, 5 mm rose gold case, water résistant to 50 meters, 139 diamonds, Cal 809/1, automatic, 40 hours autonomy, beating at 28 800 vibrations per hour.
Sky map + zodiacal calendar.
The dial is guilloched, in red aventurine, with diamonds.
7/ Master Grande Tradition Orbital Tourbillon.
42mm grey gold case, 13, 2mm high, with diamond Baguettes. Cal 946, manual winding, 48 hours power reserve, 28 800 vibrations per hour.
Flying tourbillon, with a dial which rotates anti clockwise in 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds.
The dial is full paved with diamond baguettes.
Set folding buckle.
8/ Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication in Rose Gold.
45 mm rose gold case, 15, 8 mm high, satined blue dial, Cal 945, offering a powerv reserve of 40 hours, beating at 28 800 vibrations per hour, with a silicon escapement. The complications are: Flying Tourbillon, Minute Repeater, Map of the Sky, Zodiac Calendar + months, and 24 hours.
9/ I will also add the Rendez Vous Minute Repeater Ivy, which has been unveiled at Watches and Wonders in September 2014, but which is a novelty we didn't seriously discuss, till now. The second Automatic Minute Repeater from JLC. A sign?
10/ A few other Rendez Vous:
Rendez-vous Date 37.5 Rose Gold:
Rendez-Vous Edition Boutique (or rose et cadran chocolat)
More will come, all along the year, don't worry about that!
Best,
Nicolas
