The style of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2 watch case is much more sci-fi that science - although the watch is made to be worn around the most demanding of scientific expeditions. The case is 46.8mm wide and water-resistant to 100 meters. The very complex construction has materials sandwiched between many other materials, with a few ceramic tossed within the mix. The look feels purposeful and reassuring it's quality. Indented areas along the side of the case increase the complexity from the design along with a feeling the watch is really a serious device more complicated than you need to understand. The case is really really light because of its size - particularly the titanium version. I really like the feel of it, and also the ceramic bezel is really a factor that can help reduce visual deterioration (as ceramic is actually difficult to scratch). I simply love the feel of the case - it's masculine, feels sturdy, is completely unique, and provides the timepiece an incredible character.
Jaeger-LeCoultre designed the timepiece by having a simple to remove strap. It arrives with two straps really. An alligator and rubber one, along with a calf leather strap. The case includes a special easy release system for getting rid of the strap. You will never tell, however the rear from the watch has these little flaps that you simply pull-up and release the strap. It's very simple to use, and guarantees the straps will not appear when you put on the timepiece. The complex searching buckle includes a neat little micro-adjust system inside it. This will make can be done to regulate the strap a little even though it is in your wrist. Quite awesome, and I have not seen a far more complexly engineer buckle on the strap that wasn't a deployment. The buckle uses two hooks for additional security.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre designed and manufactures Caliber 781 and 780 movements are extremely impressive. The majority of the bridges have been in black and the style of the movement is extremely modern. Forget about superman watches, with super vintage searching movements inside. Jaeger-LeCoultre understands how to keep mechanical fresh. The movement includes a 60 hour power reserve, plus some impressive specs that you could find out about below. Additionally, it has a lot of functions. Besides the time (having a subsidiary seconds dial that be used as the chronograph hour indicator), it features a round-the-clock chronograph with digital minute counter, centrally placed GMT hand, date, and different peripheral power reserve indicator. The crown also includes a unique function selector. The crown isn't drawn out, but instead includes a built-in pusher than controls 1 of 3 functions (winding, GMT adjustment, time adjustment). Pushing the button within the crown cycles between your three, and also you always know your work because there's a crown function indicator around the dial dear the date window at 3 o'clock.
Despite the fact that the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2 dial is partly skeletonized, you can easily read. The Master Compressor style Arabic numeral hour indications are applied and lume filled, and also the hour hands are simple to read. There's a stubby centrally situated second time zone hand. It's a little harder to see, but nonetheless is fairly legible. Really the second time zone is performed via two hands. A centrally situated 12 hour hand, combined with subdial at 6 o'clock that's accustomed to indicator time around the round-the-clock scale. It will help with the addition of an AM/PM indicator, and permitting you to definitely precisely browse the second time zone. Really clever design by Jaeger-LeCoultre. The timepiece includes a new kind of power reserve indicator that's simple to miss while you will not be employed to its positioning. Consider the top 1 / 2 of the chapter ring. Within the images I required the 0 - 60 scale includes a whitened strip through it as being the timepiece is fully wound. That strip turns to red-colored because the power reserve runs lower. Browse the bottom image to determine what I’m saying. It enables an "instantly" reading through from the power reserve, without adding considerably towards the dial. Jaeger-LeCoultre calls it a "Radial Power Reserve" indicator.
The chronograph is really a large deal around the watch, and that I like it. It's column wheel based, and used a vertical clutch for fast activation time. The chronograph runs for twenty-four hrs and also the left subdial switches from telling time subseconds towards the chronograph hrs when it's triggered. The chrono seconds are indicated using a central hand, as the minutes are displayed via a jumping digital counter situated at 12 o'clock. Very clever, and makes while using chronograph very simple.
I really like this watch, but I have to admit the fact that I cannot afford it. The watch cost $53,700 for the titanium version or $67,400 for the pink gold version, the watches are limited to just 300 and 200 pieces respectively. It’s so expensive and so rare.
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