Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Ultra Thin collection epitomises the sophisticated dress watch and has now been enriched by a magnificent new interpretation of the Master Ultra Thin Tourbillon Enamel.
Contrasting with the fully polished pink gold case, the blue dial of the new timepiece provides a dramatic backdrop for the tourbillon and the date display, and reflected light dances across the sunray pattern of the guillochage with every movement of the wrist. The hand-guilloché pattern is a work of immense precision and skill: each of the 180 ‘sun rays’ required six passages of the hand-operated rose engine lathe, making 1,080 lines altogether.
Guided only by the eye and hand, the master guillocheur must ensure that every line is absolutely straight, evenly spaced and perfectly aligned, radiating out from the centre to the edges of the dial. In addition, the date sub-dial is hand-guilloché in a circular pattern (known in French as azurage) to create a subtle texture that contrasts with the sunray.
In the lower half of the dial, a laser-engraved seconds counter provides a visual anchor for the tourbillon aperture; a mirror-polished pink gold bridge secures the tourbillon cage and draws the eye deeper into the mechanism, its transparency and lightness amplified by the contrast with the colour of the surrounding dial.
The strap is alligator in a shade of blue created to perfectly match the dial and, in a further touch of refinement, it is lined with small-scale alligator and fitted with a pink gold folding clasp.
Technical Specifications:
MASTER ULTRA THIN TOURBILLON ENAMEL
Case: Pink Gold 750/1000 (18 carats)
Dimensions: 40 mm diameter x 12.13 mm thick
Calibre: Jaeger-LeCoutre automatic Calibre 978
Functions: hours, minutes, date, tourbillon
Power Reserve: 45 hours
Dial: sunray guilloché with blue Grand Feu enamel, applied indexes and Dauphine hands
Water resistance: 5 bar
Strap: Blue alligator, with small-scale lining
Reference: Q13224E1
Price: Upon request
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