Eighteen timepieces from some of the World’s most prestigious watch brands competed for the Austrian WatchMagazine’s ‘watch of the year 2009′, as voted for by the magazine’s readers. Of the many Jaeger-LeCoultre watches, it was their Master Grande Ultra Thin in rose gold that won the readers’ votes. In Upper Austria and Styria the watch gained the most votes from readers in these two regions, and the second highest number of votes from readers in the Carinthia, Salzburg and Tirol regions of Austria.

Ultra-thin watches have long been viewed as one Jaeger-LeCoultre’s signature timepieces, they embody the brand’s quest for precision and perfection. The Master Grande Ultra Thin was created in 2008. This luxury watch has all the virtues of absolute finesse with pure and clean lines, and as we see from the Austrian readers’ votes, this timepiece continues to win acclaim.

This sophisticated ultra-thin watch combines a 40 mm case with an automatic movement, that is visible through the watch’s transparent case back, in the classic watch-making tradition we have come to expect from Jaeger-LeCoultre. The time measurement can be read accurately from the small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock.

The Master Grande Ultra Thin, and many other Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches are available from The Watch Gallery, on Fulham Road in London.

In 1833 a brilliant inventor Antoine LeCoultre founded his first workshop.Today, the valley where Antoine LeCoultre and his son created their company is prestigious in contemporary watchmaking. The Jaeger-LeCoultre, which celebrated its anniversary of 175 years, introduced new interpretations of the Atmos clock, for which the year 2008 was also a milestone year.

         The Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Clock is famous all over the world because of its two important functions: it is easy to mantain and functions in a really extraordinary way.The watch has no battery, electricity and even winding. The one who gave birth to that remarkable watch was Jean Leon Reutter .

         After graduating from the prestigious Zurich Institute of Technology as an engineer, Jean- Leon Reutter developed the principle of a clock with an outstanding ability to keep time for centuries without any external intervention. The company had a great success with 750,000 sold to date. Furthermore , the clock`s mechanism is so environmentally- friendly that it would take 60 million to produce enough energy for lighting a single 15 watt bulb.

         At the anniversary of 80 years of the Atmos, Jaeger-LeCoultre has established three entirely original models produced in close cooperation with leading artists and craftsmen. The initial has been made by well- known designer Marc Newson, who has been captured by the clock. In this way,the designer Marc Newson contacted Jean- Leon Reutter to present his ideas about making a new model. The Atmos 561 by Marc Newson has enveloped in a Baccarat crystal ice- cube, encouraged by the contemporary design principles of pure lines and forms.

Jaeger-LeCoultre is launching a new Master Grande Ultra Thin with a black dial. It is being delivered to retailers as this is written. The 40mm Master Grande Ultra Thin is powered by Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 896 with small seconds, which belongs to the 899 generation of new movements. Made up of 242 parts, it measures only 3.98 mm thick, and it incorporates the features of the brand’s new automatic calibers: the variable-inertia balance ensuring the constancy of the rate and enhanced sturdiness; ceramic ball-bearing mechanisms requiring no lubrication or maintenance; and a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour.

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