SIHH-2013: Rendez-Vous Celestial Watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre
At the annual exhibition SIHH-2013, the company Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced another masterpiece of the watch mechanics - Rendez-Vous Celestial Ref. Q3483590. The inspiration for the creation of the novelty was the stars and constellations of the zodiac. The dark blue night sky, studded with myriads of luminous stars, celestial bodies that move in accordance with a certain sign of the zodiac, always attracted the attention of people with its unfathomable depth and mystery. Despite all the scientific advances, they remain a mystery to the people...
Rendez-Vous Celestial Watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre
The masters of the watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre tried to recreate on the dark blue dial a stunning illusion of the night sky. On it are shown the zodiacal constellations with their names and the asterisk indicating the desired constellation. Heavenly disk makes one revolution every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 04 seconds and shows the position of the constellations at any time of year. The upper part of the dial is made in the asymmetric shape of a crescent; it highlighted the large applied Arabic numerals.
Rendez-Vous Celestial Watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre
The novelty is presented in a round case of 18-carat white gold, diameter - 37.5 mm. The bezel, lugs and crown (located on the side of the case at the 2 and 4 o’clock positions), are encrusted with 155 diamonds weighing 2.09 carats. The strap is made of dark blue alligator leather. From both sides a durable sapphire crystal equips the watch. Through the transparent back cover it is possible to observe the work of automatic Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 809. The mechanism in diameter of 26.60 mm and a thickness of 4.47 mm consists of 230 parts, based on the 42 jewels. Frequency oscillations of the balance is 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), power reserve - 40 hours.
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