Jaeger-LeCoultre

So here is finally coming the first and perhaps the most fascinating new watch from Jaeger-LeCoultre this year? 1833-2008, that's 175 years of history to celebrate so the task is huge The launch of the Gyrotourbillon 1 a few years back in 2004 was a great...  

Jerome, I don't speak about you, of course, but about all those who wanted to see absolutely the pics before the embargo... They saw it before, but they only saw a press file pic, not what YOU did, a review, a special, complete, detailed, personal review.... 

What a tremendous report, Jerome! I'll have to come back to this post many times to fully take it in. It's late at night and I know what will my dream will be. Wow. That is some watch. Thanks so much!

Thanks Jerome for the wonderful write-up and heads up.... Read thru twice...i think ineed to do it twenty times...LOL! cheers! sh

It sure looks like you spent a bit of time with the meriting extraordinary Gyrotourbillon 2. I personally was handed this piece and I had it for a moment on my wrist. All I can add to Jerome's report is my personal feelings and appreciation... It was the ... 

Thanks for sharing !!! With JLC, the term "Manufacture" is not ternished.

Thank you very much for sharing. Amazing how small is the watch. JLC is IMHO really started to "smash" competition Best

Jérome, Thank you for this great review. For sure, this reverso deserved better than a press picture. Your very well illustrated and documented post is up to the challenge! JLC has successfully achieved a fascinating merge between the reverso case and the... 

Impressive as it is, I never liked the Gyrotourbillon 1. I find the movement as seen through the caseback very unattractive, it does not not seem well designed from an aesthetic point of view; the rectangular form of the Gyrotourbillon 2 is much better lo... 

Indeed the triptyque is a biig watch, the Gyro II is between a XGT and the smaller Squadra... Best. Nicolas

All the more I want to try this on my wrist. Thanks for clarifying Nicolas. - SJX

so special. As Nico put it, any web site can post pictures and press releases, but it takes someone as passionate and knowledgeable as yourself to compose such a wonderful report. I salute you! (and yes, I am satisfied!) Asi

The watch is stupendous as well Best Regards

Impressed by the watch - what a beauty and what a technical achievement. Also impressed by the amount of detailed information and good pics in this wonderful post ! Excellent stuff - thanks so much for preparing this. Regards Mark

Facinating report. It sounds like that torque thing is basically a stop-work, that keeps the mainspring from running all the way down? -a

Fabulous report Jerome. And it fits you...... V

Fantastic report Jerome! I was glued to my screen reading up on the Gyrotourbillion II. This is truly a magnificent piece! For sure it will be a huge hit for JLC.

Thanks Dje for a fantastic review.....your a lucky man to see it. Where do I sign..!! How many more surprises are in store for this special year for JLC..?? Andy.

Other posts to come!!!

...on Monday 7 April for the watch fair... Let us hope I will see this marvel (and not only that) in the flesh!!! Tassos

nt

holy crap! thats amazing...... i still like the dual retrograde date and the perpetual functions of the original tho. compared to original gyro how much thicker is this piece?

Hi there, Firstly,Thanks jerome for the great introduction and partial review of the new release. I would say,since the gyroI then Triptype and now the Gryro II,JLC has never ending impressing and shocking the world of horology. Will definately be another... 

I think you will be very pleased... Best. Nicolas

Yes I am using WOW becuase that is a magnificent watch!! Simple excellent!!! It looks rather chunky but considering the components, I am not surprised! What are the dimensions of this watch? Will it only be sold through boutiques? On a separate note/quest... 

While as usual the JLC technical accomplishment comes out, the design and aesthetics of the piece fail. Three years ago I thought the whole three-axis tourbillon thing was WOW! Now, I am not so sure. Part of my dislike for this piece comes from the aesthe... 

Thks for sharing!

I don’t get ‘weak in the knees’ over too many watches, but that is just amazing. Thanks for the report and your insights Jerome. Definitely worth waiting for! I thought that Kari Voutilainen’s blued hairsprings were startling, but this cylindrical spring ... 

Indeed, a standing ovation. Congratulations Jerome, that is easily - easily - the best review of any watch in recent memory. We were all waiting as we read, wondering when we would see the telling side-on shot of the case: surely the cage would make the c... 

Other than the in every aspect disappointing AMVOX3 this new Gyrotourbillon is close to perfection: Further innovating the already superlative spherical tourbillon, a very pleasing design and finish and had the case not neces- sarily to be that large I wo... 

We're exactyl between a small Squadra and a XGT Reverso, in terms of size... Finally, you admit that the size may not be a problem! LOLOLOL As for Magali, I vwill check this point...I was so under the chock when I saw this watch that I didn't have the min... 

... banker told me that the size would be a problem. But I fear that he was not refering to the case-size! Any news on Magalie? Cheers Christian

Do I tell her something from you? LOL Best. Nicolas

Hi, In fact the span of the power reserve is selected so that the torque is always necessary. When the power reserve indicator falls down to 0 the watch stops because that also means that the torque device stops the watch. Winding from 0 the power reserve... 

kudos to JLC for doing a follow-up to the legendary Gyrotourbillon. Whilst I still feel the original is better in all aspects, this certainly deserves at least a look when it arrives at my favorite AD Thanks again for sharing!!

Hi, The Gyro 2 is indeed so different from the Gyro 1! The Gyro 1 can easily be seen as superior for its additional complications, but the Gyro2 has a simpler charm that can make it superior on some aspects! Dje

. . . and I come back to find this heroic amalgamation of precision chronometry, technical development, and pleasing aesthetic all in one magnificent watch . . . jeez, what else have I missed? I've never really taken a liking to any of the multi-axis tour... 

nt

I dreamt a dream, looking at this incredible watch!!! And the cost might be???? Thanks for a magnificent presentation!!!! Tassos

The most impressive watch of the year ! The finishings are outstanding, the tourbillon is perfectly integrated on the dial, the overall design is great. Thanks Jerome for the news ! Fr.Xavier

fantastic read and incredible piece. much nicer than the gyro 1 IMHO. Wonder if it was possible to add another barrel for a longer power reserve, perhaps doing away with among others the 24h wheel.

For this great report. Cheers, Michel

and watchmaking at its best ! Cheers Jeff