THE GENEVA SHOWS 2013
The New Watches
Jaeger-LeCoultre THIS NEW VERSION of JLC’s Deep Sea Chronograph has a case made of cermet, a composite material made of ceramic (the “cer” in the name) and metal (the “met”) that is used in aerospace applications and in Formula 1 racing. This particular cermet is composed of an aluminum matrix reinforced by ceramic particles topped by a 40-micron-thick protective ceramic coating. It is more shock-resistant than pure ceramics and is not damaged by extreme temperatures. The ceramic layer on top is more scratch resistant than steel. Furthermore, the cermet is extremely lightweight: 66 percent lighter than titanium. The case is water resistant to 100 meters and is 44 mm wide. The watch, called the Deep Sea Chronograph Cermet ($18,000) contains
JLC’s automatic Caliber 758, which has a power reserve of 65 hours. The dial features a special display that is composed of one red disk and one white disk and shows the wearer at a glance if the chronograph is running, stopped or reset. JLC also launched a new ultra-thin model called the Master Ultra Thin Jubilee ($17,800), a hand-wound watch just 4.05 mm thick. Its movement, Caliber 849, is just 1.85 mm thick. The watch was modeled on a JLC ultra-thin pocketwatch from 1907, and is one of three watches being launched this year to mark the company’s 180th anniversary. The “1833” on the dial is the year that JLC was founded. The watch has a platinum case, 39 mm in diameter, and is being manufactured in a limited edition of 880 pieces.
The Master Ultra Thin Jubilee
Scan here to read about another new Jaeger-LeCoultre watch from SIHH, the Reverso Ultra-Thin Duoface. http://www. watchtime.com/?p=27435
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The Deep Sea Chronograph Cermet