CELESTIAL ASPIRATIONS

THIS YEAR, JAEGER-LECOULTRE SHARES ITS FASCINATION WITH ASTRONOMY WITH A SERIES OF WATCHES THAT FEATURE CALENDAR COMPLICATIONS. THE DUOMÈTRE SPHÉROTOURBILLON MOON ADDS A MOON PHASE TO THE MAISON’S MOST REVOLUTIONARY, MULTI-AXIS TOURBILLON. AND MIND YOU, IT’S NOT YOUR CUSTOMARY MOON PHASE EITHER. WHILE A TRADITIONAL MOON PHASE USUALLY HAS A ONE-DAY DISCREPANCY EVERY TWO-ANDA-HALF YEARS, JAEGER-LECOULTRE’S PERPETUAL CALENDAR NARROWS THAT DIFFERENCE TO JUST ONE DAY EVERY 122 YEARS, WHICH IN EFFECT WILL MAINTAIN THE ACCURACY OF ITS MOON PHASE FOR 3,887 YEARS. A TREAT FOR THE LADIES IS THE RENDEZ-VOUS CELESTIAL, WITH A SKY CHART DISC BEAUTIFULLY RENDERED IN LAPIS LAZULI. IT SHOWS THE PASSAGE OF THE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT TURNS THE DISC OF STARS EVERY 23 HOURS, 56 MINUTES AND 4 SECONDS.