Jaeger-LeCoultre – Presents Second Capsule Vintage Collection

Jaeger-LeCoultre – Presents Second Capsule Collection Vintage Timepieces

 Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

 JAEGER-LECOULTRE PRESENTS A SECOND CAPSULE COLLECTION OF EMBLEMATIC VINTAGE TIMEPIECES THROUGH ‘THE COLLECTIBLES’

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

COMPLEMENTED BY THE COLLECTIBLES BOOK, THE TIMEPIECES WILL BE UNVEILED IN LOS ANGELES ON 15 JUNE

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Jaeger-LeCoultre is pleased to present the second capsule collection of rare and sought-after timepieces under its programme The Collectibles. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Created for watch enthusiasts who wish to acquire a piece of history from La Grande Maison, The Collectibles was introduced to coincide with the 190 years of the Manufacture and forms part of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s ongoing offer.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Covering the 50-year ‘golden age’ of 20th-century watchmaking (1920s-1970s), The Collectibles encapsulates the way that watchmaking evolved through five decades of momentous social and technological change, and the role played in that evolution by the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Under The Collectibles programme, a continually evolving selection of historically significant timepieces is released as a series of capsule collections presented in different cities around the world, and available for purchase.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

To complement these meticulously curated collections, Jaeger-LeCoultre has published The Collectibles book – the definitive reference to 17 historically significant models that represent high-water marks not only for Jaeger-LeCoultre but also for the development of watchmaking in the 20th century. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

Written by the experts within La Grande Maison and covering each model in encyclopaedic detail, supplemented by copies of historical documents from the Maison’s archives, the beautifully illustrated coffee-table book also offers fascinating insights into the cultural and social milieu in which the watches were developed. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

All watches offered under The Collectibles programme will be drawn from among the 17 models represented in the book.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

The second capsule collection, comprising 11 watches, includes a 1920s Duoplan, an early Reverso and two great innovations from the beginning of the 1950s: Futurematic and Memovox.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

The Futurematic was the world’s first fully automatic watch without a conventional crown and winding mechanism and was claimed to be the world’s most accurate wristwatch of its day. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Thanks to the ground-breaking Calibre 497, the watch stops before it is fully unwound – effectively ‘going to sleep’ while retaining enough energy to restart with utmost accuracy, even after a long period of immobility.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

With the time set by a disc on the case-back, the absence of a winding crown accentuates the purity and symmetry of the Futurematic’s design.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

 In 1957, seven years after creating the first Memovox, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s engineers combined two major technical advances – an alarm function and automatic winding – for the first time to create Calibre 815

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Among the five Memovox pieces offered in this second capsule collection are two Memovox Automatic Calendar pieces; equipped with Calibre 825, they have the added benefit of a date display at 3 o’clock.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO    

Every Collectibles timepiece is presented with an extract from the Jaeger-LeCoultre archives and a complimentary copy of The Collectibles coffee-table book, as well as a new calf leather strap chosen to complement the style of each watch. In addition, when available, the original box and papers, and original strap or bracelet will be included.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Every piece is thoroughly vetted by Jaeger-LeCoultre’s historical experts and fully serviced and restored by the specialised watchmakers of the Manufacture’s restoration workshop. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Currently numbering 10 experts, the restoration team can go through the Manufacture’s archives and find the blueprint of every piece ever made, and in some cases also find original spare components. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

If there is no component to hand, there is a stock of some 6,000 swages or stamps that they can use to make an identical component from scratch. Because the Manufacture is fully integrated, the entire process can be carried out in-house. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  While the mechanical restoration may, in some cases, be significant, the intervention on the case and dial must be kept to a minimum, since too much work would alter the historical nature of the piece for collectors; therefore, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s acquisitions team seeks watches that are as close as possible to their original condition.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

The second capsule collection will be unveiled in Los Angeles for collectors and Jaeger-LeCoultre enthusiasts to view at the Maison’s boutique on Rodeo Drive from 16 June until 21 June. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Along with the newly restored watches offered for sale, visitors to the boutique will discover a display of pieces from the Manufacture’s archives that represent each of the 17 chapters in The Collectibles book, shining the spotlight on the pioneering spirit that has always driven La Grande Maison.  

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

They will also enjoy live demonstrations of the painstaking craft of polishing screws and the fascinating art of heat-blueing hands. These two crafts are among the dozens of skills employed in the Manufacture’s restoration workshop, breathing new life into decades-old pieces and enabling these timeless objects to be passed from one generation to the next.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO    

The second capsule collection of The Collectibles programme will be available online through jaeger-lecoultre.com, as well as during the Los Angeles presentation.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

  =====================-----
Press Release - 2023
----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
www.facebook.com - Jaeger-LeCoultre
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.Jaeger-LeCoultre.com

HYT Watches – Moon Runner GHOST & DESERT Titanium Edition

 

HYT Watches – Moon Runner GHOST and Moon Runner DESERT 48mm Titanium Edition 2023

 Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

MESMERIZING LUNAR SEAS :
“HYT Moon Runner Ghost” and “HYT Moon Runner Desert”

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Two new HYT creations reinterpret the Moon Phase. The hyperwatch aesthetic presents a striking contrast between the engineering prowess of fluidic time and the delicate craftsmanship of miniature painting on one of watchmaking’s most fantastical complications – the Moon Phase.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

Each model comes in a limited edition of only 15 pieces..

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

On full-moon nights, as the silver disk rises majestically into the dark sky, they're easy to spot with the naked eye. The lunar seas. That is what early astronomers imagined them to be, and the name caught on for these vast liquid expanses covering almost a third of the Moon’s visible surface. Science may have revealed them to be rocky plains of basalt, but our imagination knows better.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

13 of them can be observed from the Earth’s surface, the most famous being the Sea of Tranquility, where the first astronauts landed in July 1969. Less well known is the fact that this figure also includes one ocean: lying at the western edge of the near side of the Moon, the Ocean of Storms owes its name to the superstition that the last quarter of the Moon is associated with rough weather. It is also by far the largest “sea” on Earth’s satellite.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Today, Neuchâtel-based HYT proudly unveils a singular take on the lunar seas with two new models, evocatively named “Ghost” and “Desert”.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Nestled at the heart of a carbon fiber and titanium case for the former, or in one made from black PVD-treated titanium for the latter, the moon phase appears under a new guise in the Moon Runner collection. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

The approach is singular: HYT revisits the classic complication through a contemporary lens, catapulting it through time with its tech aesthetic and capturing the orb’s poetry in miniature hand-painting. Note how the delicate little crater on the surface catches the eye and arouses curiosity.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO    

Around the Moon Runner's moon, two titanium indicator discs for the days and months, respectively. The minute hand is subtly integrated beneath these two discs, so that only the triangular tip is visible. It glows in white Super-LumiNova®, making the watch eminently legible. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Both the month and day indicator discs are engraved and enhanced with Super-LumiNova® as well. The retrograde hours, rendered with HYT’s hallmark meca-fluidic mechanism, pass under a domed crystal glass with an anti-reflective coating.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

To create the delicate miniature painting, HYT calls on a master craftsman from MD'Art, an expert in the field. The idea is to give free rein to the artist's hand, inspiration and talent.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

In a process that will require a day’s work, he will paint a half-sphere measuring 11.90 mm in diameter, in the dark, with the piece lit from every angle by UV lamps. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

This way, every detail, once night has fallen, will faithfully represent what the human eye would observe during a solar eclipse or in twilight. These two moon facets, in fact, reveal two different patinas.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

To ensure these two lunar faces have the necessary luminescence, each crater has a base of white paint which is then coated with Super-LumiNova®. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Then, for Moon Runner Desert, the artist, still working in the dark under UV light, will apply beige pigments to achieve the granular structure of a sandblasted effect hinting at the myriad details of the lunar seas – a step requiring painstaking patience, dexterity and precision. 

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

On Moon Runner Ghost, the aesthetic is sleeker, more minimalist, reflecting a different face and perspective in the twilight.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

The striking contrasts revealed by each of the two special editions also come through in the bi-material strap: rubber and black Alcantara for the “Ghost” version; on the Desert version, sandblasted beige details accentuate the watch's minimalist vibe.

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO   

-----------------------------------------
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Collections:  Moon Runner

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO  

Model:  Moon Runner BGREY GHOST

Reference H02981-A  - Edition - Only 15 pieces

Case:
Titanium & Carbon
Crown in coated black & silver titanium
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with
Anti-reflective coating
Silver side grids with black background
Width 48.00 mm
Lenght 52.30 mm
Height 17.20 mm
Water-resistant: 50 metres
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with anti-reflective coating

 Functions:

• - Retrograde fluidique hours
• - Central minutes hand
• - Day of the month
• - Month
• - 3D Moon phase

Movement:
Mechanical with manual winding, exclusive caliber 
Calibre 601-MO (516 pcs)
Frequency: 28,800 Vph, 4 Hz, 42 jewels
Finishing: Finely sand-blasted and satin-finished
Coating & Color: Black coating
 72-hour power reserve
Dial:
- Black coated brass (58 pcs)
- 3D black-coated appliques, white luminescent numerals and white luminescent logo (SLN blocks)
- Black grids with black background
- Black liquid inside borosilicate capillary tube
Hands
- Silver minutes hand, white SLN block
- Silver satin day of month disk, black SLN
- Silver satin month disk, black SLN
- Silver Moon white SLN & Micropainting
- All SLN in Super-Luminova®
Strap:
Black rubber strap
Black microfibre embossed decoration
White stitching
Pin buckle
Titanium
Polished & sand-blasted finishies

 

Limited edition of 15 pieces

🔰Price: CHF 125,000.00 💰

 

===================

 Model:  Moon Runner DESERT

Click, to see the large size. ▶ BIG FOTO 

Reference H02984-A  - Edition - Only 15 pieces

Case:
Black coated sandblasted finished titanium & carbon case
Crown in black coated titanium
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with
Anti-reflective coating
Black side grids with beige/sand
background
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with
Anti-reflective coating
Silver side grids with black background
Width 48.00 mm
Lenght 52.30 mm
Height 17.20 mm
Water-resistant: 50 metres
Domed sapphire crystal (box) with anti-reflective coating

 Functions:

• - Retrograde fluidique hours
• - Central minutes hand
• - Day of the month
• - Month
• - 3D Moon phase

Movement:
Mechanical with manual winding, exclusive caliber 
Calibre 601-MO (516 pcs)
Frequency: 28,800 Vph, 4 Hz, 42 jewels
Finishing: Finely sand-blasted and satin-finished
Coating & Color: Black coating
 72-hour power reserve
Dial:
- Black coated brass (58 pcs)
- 3D black-coated appliques, beige/sand luminescent numerals and beige/sand luminescent logo (SLN blocks)
- Black grid with black background
- Black liquid inside borosilicate capillary tube
Hands
- Black mat minutes hand, white SLN block
- Black mat day of month disk, beige/sand SLN
- Black mat month disk, beige/sand SLN
- Black moon beige/sand SLN & Micropainting
- All SLN in Super-Luminova®
Strap:
Black Alcantara rubber strap
Beige/sand microfibre embossed decoration
Beige/sand stitching
Pin buckle
Black coated titanium
Satin & sand-blasted finishies

 

Limited edition of 15 pieces

🔰Price: CHF 125,000.00 💰

 

#HYTWATCHES
#HYTNOVELTY
#HYTMoonRunner


------------------------------
Press releases - 2023
------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
www.facebook.com - HYT-Watches
------------------------------------------------------------
www.HYTwatches.com