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Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon
“This transparent ballet of mechanics is absolutely spectacular and made my heart beat faster when I saw it!”
Elizabeth Doerr
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There is an event each year that watch enthusiasts wait for (patiently, or perhaps not so); when they know the most distinguished and exclusive watch brands will release new models, new technologies, and new horological thrills. This much anticipated event is the SIHH (Salon International de la…
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At the heart of History and Invention
SIHH 2012, Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie by Jaeger-LeCoultre
Featuring Jaeger-LeCoultre’s latest innovations…
Exhibiting almost 180 years of history and invention unique to Jaeger-LeCoultre…
The world’s thinnest movement
The collection of ultra-thin calibres designed in response to the challenge made in1903 by Edmond Jaeger to Jacques-David LeCoultre is among the most extraordinary in watchmaking. It includes several minute repeaters, chronographs, and double complications. But the most famous creation is still the LeCoultre 145 Calibre, produced from 1907 until the 1960s in some 400 copies, only 1.38 mm thick, which made it the flattest mechanism of its time.
