製造商: Jaeger-LeCoultre 年份: Circa 2006 型號: Q6006420 錶殼號碼: 55/75 型號名稱: Gyrotourbillon 1 材料: Platinum 機芯: Manual, cal. 117, 117 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Crocodile 錶扣: Platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp 尺寸: 42.5mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed 配件: Accompanied by Jaeger-LeCoultre certificate stamped by a Japanese retailer dated 31st December 2006, service booklet, instruction manual, product literature, service invoices, book, loupe, setting pin, travel case, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
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Regarded as one of the most reputable watch manufacturers of all time, Jaeger-LeCoultre has created some of the most iconic timepieces of the century as well as offering some of the most innovative horological wonders. With the introduction of the Gyrotourbillon in the mid 2000s, Jaeger-LeCoultre achieved one of the undisputed tourbillon pinnacles.
Gyrotourbillon was developed with the help of watchmaker Eric Coudray, this masterpiece of intricacy is made up of 90 parts for a total incredible lightweight of 0.336 grams. Constructed with two different cages featuring an interior cage to which the balance wheel is attached that revolves once every 2.5 minutes, and an exterior one revolving around an axis perpendicular to that of the first one which revolves once per minute.
Proudly exhibited at 6 o’clock, the Gyrotourbillon regulator is with no doubt the star feature of the timepiece, however the Gyrotourbillon 1 packs a few more under its 42.5mm diameter case as it features a perpetual calendar module as well as an equation of time indication. The perpetual calendar displays information on both sides of the watch. On the dial side, month and day are displayed in retrograde fashion. On the movement side, a brushed skeletonized subsidiary dial displays the day of the week; the leap year indication is present as well, retrogradely displayed.
Intriguingly, the attention to detail of Jaeger-leCoultre was so extreme that each equation of time is set to the owner’s country of residency. In this case Tokyo Japan, which has a maximum deviation of 19 minutes, as described by a plaque applied to the movement.
Numbered 55 of a limited edition of 75 pieces, the present example Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1 is offered in excellent overall condition and complete with its full set of accessories. A true mechanical masterpiece, the Gyrotourbillon will surely go down in history as one of the most impressive and complicated timepieces ever manufactured by the firm.
Not all companies in the watchmaking field have been able to stand the test of time quite like Jaeger LeCoultre, also known as the "watchmaker's watchmaker." Founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre and originally named LeCoutre, the firm provided watchmaking's top brands, such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet, the high-grade, unfinished mechanical movements with which they completed their watches.
In the early 1900s, Cartier's watch supplier Edmond Jaeger sought out LeCoultre's help in creating the world's thinnest watches. The collaboration resulted in the creation of Cartier's earliest Tank and Santos watches, all housed with LeCoultre movements. The duo decided to merge in 1937, and the firm officially became the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand by which collectors know and adore it today. Some of the firm's most significant and important timepieces include the Reverso, the Memovox, the Atmos clock and, among modern watches, their Master Complications.