SIHH 2019: Hands-on Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpétuel, sold for 960.000 Euro including VAT. It is the fifth multi-axis tourbillon from Jaeger-LeCoultre with a redesigned, smaller tourbillon component to create a more wearable watch. The watch features a Westminster carillon minute repeater that replicates the chime of the famed Big Ben clock tower in London, with a silence-reduction mechanism to optimise melody cadence. The watch also incorporates a one-minute constant-force mechanism to provide consistent energy to the sensitive tourbillon, resulting in a precisely jumping minute hand and a more precise minute repeater mechanism. You will be able to discover a sleek new contemporary aesthetic that pairs traditional haut-de-gamme finishing with modern, wearable watches at the top of the mechanical watchmaking hierarchy. Once again Stéphane Belmont presented me the watch …