%frontCategory% Jaeger-LeCoultre

Founded in 1833 in the Joux valley, the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the most important players in the history of Swiss watchmaking. The brand gradually developed under the guidance of its founder, Antoine LeCoultre. The first patented mechanisms appeared and the keyless watch changed the lives of watch-wearers.

In 1866, LeCoultre & Cie became the first fully-fledged factory in the Joux valley, bringing together a range of watchmaking skills under one roof.

In 1870, the firm LeCoultre manufactured calibres with complications in small production runs.

In 1903 came the decisive meeting between Edmond Jaeger and Jacques-David LeCoultre. Edmond Jaeger, then a master watchmaker in Paris and Watchmaker to the French Navy, specialising in the development of devices for measuring speed (stopwatches, tachymetres and counters for aeroplanes, ships and cars). The collaboration between the two men was cemented in 1937, with the creation of the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand, which

went on to launch numerous successful models. In 1928, Jean-Léon Reutter invented the Atmos clock, which was perfected and manufactured in the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshops. This beautifully designed clock extracts its energy from the variations in temperature. In 1931, the world famous Reverso watch was created by René Alfred Chauvet. This watch was designed at the request of polo players tired of breaking their dial during matches. Jaeger-LeCoultre developed a fully pivoting case, closing with a click. The caseback can be engraved or enamelled on request, making it precious and unique. The model was an immediate success.

Subsequent years saw the release of other legendary models, including the Mémovox (alarm watch), the Futurematic, the Geophysic, the Master Compressor and the Master Control and, more recently, the Duomètre – all models perpetuating the firm's heritage of expertise and technical perfection.