October 13th, 2008
Discovery and Creations by Jaeger LeCoultre Watches
Jaeger-LeCoultre is recognized as one of the best distinguished luxury watch making brand from the 19th 
century. Founded in 1833, the company is known as “La Grande Maison” of Switzerland. Jaeger boasts more than 200 patents, as well as an abundance of 1,000 different calibers, designed and built in the same facility. They are also renowned for the creation of such iconic models as the Reverso, the Duoplan and the Atmos. Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the essential brands in the history of watch making. Here is a look at some of its big inventions and patents:
- 1844 Antoine LeCoultre came up with his invention of the world’s most precise instrument: “Millionometer”, which made it possible for him to be the first person to discover and measure the micron.
- 1907 The Calibre 145 is invented, becoming the world’s thinnest mechanical movement.
- 1925 The Duoplan watch is created to solve the problem of miniature watches having little reliability. Its parts were designed on split levels, and the Duoplan eventually led to the creation of the Calibre 101.
- 1928 By inventing and creating the Atmos clock, which draws its energy from the slightest variations in temperature, Jaeger-LeCoultre virtually achieve perpetual winding.
- 1929 22 years after the Calibre 145, the Calibre 101 is invented, marking the world’s smallest mechanical movement. Weighing it at barely a gram, it is comprised of a whopping 74 parts. It is crafted in extremely small quantities, but its record is still unmatched today.
- 1931 The Reverso watch is created in response to the difficulty of creating a watch able to resist the knocks of a Polo match. The Art Deco classic design, was converted into a living legend.
- 1956 With the creation of the Memovox, an automatic watch was able to provide an Alarm function for the first time in history.
- 1958 The Geophysic is created, sporting a chronometer with an antimagnetic case of double density.
- 1992 Creation of 1000 hour control. A series that established a new record in horological precision time history.
- 2004 Still pushing the limits of watches, the Gyrotourbillon, a spherical tourbillon introduces a new era for Grand Complication time pieces.
The patents registered by Jaeger-LeCoultre since the 19th century are among the most numerous and significant in horological history. Who knows what they’ll come up with next?