To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its Master Control collection, Jaeger-LeCoultre presents the Master Control Date and Master Control Calendar with deep-blue dials and a sunray-brushed finish. Launched in 1992, the collection marked the beginning of the 1000 Hours Control system of internal quality standards, a system that was later incorporated throughout the full range of watches.
The stainless steel models Master Control Date and the Master Control Calendar feature all the essential codes of the collection including the combination of applied Arabic numerals with faceted dart markers for the hours, faceted dauphine hour and minute hands, and bevelled case lugs that curve towards the strap attachment point.
Legibility and readability are emphasised, using minute scales in a subtly contrasting lighter blue, with distinct minute divisions intercut with dot markers in Super-LumiNova® for an intuitive and precise indication of the time. With the Master Control Calendar, the jumping date indication is reintroduced. A slender date hand extends outwards from the centre of the dial, ending in a red- lacquered Jaeger-LeCoultre logograph that points towards the date on the outer periphery of the dial. For optimal reading of the dual-display moon phase and small seconds subdial, the date hand makes a 90° jump between the 15th and 16th day of each month. Thus, the moon phase and small seconds subdial is never bisected by the date hand.
The date ring of the Date watch is also in blue, with white transferred Arabic numerals. The white-on-blue day and month indications of the Calendar model create similar aesthetic integration with the rest of the watch, with additional visual refinement found in the snailed finish of the small seconds subdial. The upper half of the subdial reveals the moonphase disc decorated with a star-studded background.
Both timepieces come with matching blue straps in calf leather. The straps are trimmed in complementary blue stitching that continues across the strap attachment point for a touch of vintage allure. These straps have been fitted with a quick-change mechanism, allowing the wearer to easily switch between a range of straps for a completely different look.
The Master Control Date is fitted with Jaeger-LeCoultre in-house calibre 899 and the Master Control Calendar is equipped with the calibre 866. Both watches have 70 hours of power reserve and are limited to 800 pieces.
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