Jaeger-LeCoultre was founded in the Jura Valley, Switzerland since 1833. It is an important brand in the history of watchmaking. 1,249 self-produced mechanical movements and 413 patents, are known as the Swiss high-end watchmaking inventor, and no one is above his favour.
Jaeger-LeCoultre is a high-end watch manufacturer based in Le Sentier, Switzerland. Since its establishment in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland in 1833, it has become an important watch brand in watchmaking history. As a pioneer in the top watchmaking industry, it not only combines precise timing technology and exquisite artistic talent, but also makes outstanding contributions to the development of the entire watchmaking industry. Jaeger-LeCoultre has been a company under Swiss luxury goods group Richemont since 2000. Brand introduction Jaeger-LeCoultre, which has become an important watch brand in watchmaking history since its establishment in the Vallée de Joux in Switzerland in 1833. Jaeger-LeCoultre is a pioneer in the top watchmaking industry. It not only combines precise timing technology and exquisite artistic talent, but also makes outstanding contributions to the development of the entire watchmaking industry. Jaeger-LeCoultre has numerous innovative and well-known products, including Reverso, Duoplan, Master, Control, Memovox Polaris, Gyrotourbillon and Atmos. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s watchmakers, engineers and designers work closely together, following the exquisite traditional watchmaking process while constantly pursuing technological innovation, and devotes a high degree of enthusiasm to every clock manufactured. Each masterpiece inherits Jaeger-LeCoultre’s 181-year watchmaking process. Nearly 40 top craftsmanship perfectly blends with the noble traditions of the Jura Valley during the production of watches. Jaeger-LeCoultre has invented a total of 1,231 movements and enjoyed 398 registered patents. He has continuously surpassed himself and achieved success in succession. He is a model in the high-end watchmaking industry. The brand originates from the innate geographical environment of the Vallée de Joux in the Swiss Jura region, which is isolated from the world and covered with ice and snow, does not seem to be a sacred place for high-end watches at first glance. It stands at an altitude of one thousand meters, not only far away from the main trade road, but also the pass is often isolated from the outside world because of the long winter. Among the Jurass Mountains, the Ru Valley is the harshest area. However, such an unfavorable climate environment gives the place an unexpected chance. In difficult circumstances, residents who settled here have developed innovative and flexible minds, know how to learn skills, choose good things stubbornly, and have extraordinary patience and positive work attitude. Such a difficult living environment teaches them that only creation and invention are the way to survive. Mr. Antoine LeCoultre, founder of Jaeger-LeCoultre, has a spirit of inventors who pursues innovation and revolution, and is more aware of the principle that [gears are the soul of good watches]. Therefore, the quality of the gear parts he made It is also particularly outstanding and immediately gained popularity in the industry. Its reputation was soon widely spread in the Swiss watch industry. This success inspired Mr. Antoine LeCoultre to further realize his greatest dream in his life - to produce his own brand of watches. The watchmaking workshop founded by Mr. Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 became the most important watch factory in Vallee de Joux's history, which is the current Jaeger-LeCoultre watch factory. From a small workshop to a "big workshop" in 1866, the originally small-scale workshop became the first professional watch factory in Rushan Valley. In the background that the watch industry still commissioned hundreds of small production units such as family OEM to conduct it. Antoine LeCoultre and his son Elie (1842-1917) can be said to have accomplished an unprecedented initiative. Men, women, young and old who gather under the same roof can finally share each other's skills and pass on valuable experience from it. They gathered their talents together and completed the initial attempt to make complex movements in a semi-mechanized manner at that time. Antoine LeCoultre, a self-taught watchmaker, successfully invented the machine for cutting watch gears, so he decided to set up his own business. In a short period of time, he has successively launched dozens of new inventions and hundreds of exclusive patents, making Swiss watch craftsmanship shine around the world. Since then, the workshop has expanded rapidly and has been named "big workshop" by local residents. By 1888, the number of watchmakers, technicians and craftsmen working in watch factories had reached 500, and was named "la Grande Maison" by local residents of Ru Valley. title! Between 1860 and 1900, the watch factory launched more than 350 different movements. The rich creativity in the field of movement production can be said to be the only one in the watch world. Half of them are complex function movements, including 99 various watch movements, 66 triple-question movements, and 128 chronograph stopwatch movements. There are also 33 movements that both chronograph and Ask table function. Since the 1890s, watch manufacturers have successively launched completely self-made and excellent complex watch models, namely timepieces that have both perpetual calendars, chronographs and triple-question watch functions. LeCoultre's first encounter with Jaeger In 1900, Jacques-David LeCoultre, the descendant of Antoine LeCoultre, took over the family business, and he further promoted Jaeger-LeCoultre to the world. In 1903, it was revealed that Edmond Jaeger (1858-1922), an exclusive French Navy watchmaker from Paris, came to Switzerland to find manufacturers capable of making them. Jacques-David LeCoultre (1875-1948), the grandson of the founder of the watch factory who was responsible for the manufacturing department in the LeCoultre & Cie watch factory, generously accepted this challenge. Today, when watches are everywhere, people often do not know the obstacles and twists and turns encountered by watches during their popularity at that time. Men in the early twentieth century were quite repulsive of watches, believing that only women would wear watches. In addition, although the watch is small, it still has to take into account various technical limitations such as shock and waterproofing, which has also discouraged many watchmakers. However, with the cooperation between LeCoultre and Jaeger, the technical challenges were gradually overcome, and the status of the watch was no longer comparable. Therefore, excellent watch masters began to develop small-sized mechanical movements, striving to have both aesthetic appearance and technical connotation, in order to complement the small size and elegant style of the watch. Since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been pursuing the charm of details. Craftsmen and watch masters have combined century-old traditional craftsmanship with top scientific and technological achievements to create a watch that is extremely beautiful. More than 180 watchmaking techniques gather under the same roof, becoming one of the few high-end watchmaking workshops in the industry. Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch Factory will collect a series of craftsmanship, including inlay, glazing, engraving and hollowing, which is a veritable talent library. As the guardian of ancient craftsmanship, the watch factory factory carefully carved each timepiece and made them into a unique fine product. Watchmaking is under the roof of today's "big workshop", and more than 1,300 employees gathered. They are skilled in mastering more than 40 division of labor and more than 20 technologies, focusing on R&D, design, manufacturing, assembly, The mixing, inlay, carving and glazing are made through the unique Jaeger-LeCoultre watch creations, and the extensive and exquisite Swiss watches continue to show a new look. Enamel Jaeger-LeCoultre has owned an exclusive enamel art studio since 1996. Before starting painting, the enamelist applied a layer of magnetic powder on the back of the dial or the bottom of the case to prevent the metal from deforming during the firing process. Since then, the artist began to decorate with layers of white enamel glaze. Based on this layer of enamel, various metal oxide pigments can be added to form colorful colors. These brilliantly tinted enamels are painted on metal by quills or extremely fine brushes and are repeatedly roasted in the furnace until the desired delicate color is formed. Whether it will be successful in the end depends largely on whether the lines can be formed as fine and accurate as possible. However, the roasting of Grand Feu enamel at each high-temperature roasting stage (temperature up to 800 to 850 degrees) is a arduous test for the work. In addition, to ensure that the watch mechanism is operating normally, the enamelist must be absolutely accurate when performing the operation, and ensure that the allowable error range of no more than two tenths of millimeters is not exceeded. Miklos Merczel, a self-taught enameled artist, is even more an enamel master at Jaeger-LeCoultre Watch Factory. The engraving master of Jaeger-LeCoultre's watch factory and his working group have extraordinary artistic insights and world-famous superb skills. They adhere to the most traditional production process, using handmade tools instead of machines. These tools have been around for hundreds of years. The knives, scissors, files and hammers used today are almost the same as the tools used by the Egyptians and the Trojans. In fact, the carving knife is the direct evolution of the original scraper. The engraving master uses more than a dozen carving knives of different sizes. He personally grinds the carving knife, first using sandstone terrazzo, then corundum grinding stone, and finally using oil stone. The fineness of the sharpening has a direct effect on the carving effect, because only with a fully polished knife surface can the shadowed area be carved. Jaeger-LeCoultre has always regarded innovation as a supreme honor, and the designer's extraordinary imagination requires the skill of inlay craftsmen to be able to realize. Subtle, clever movements, precisely inlaid with gemstones. This handicraft makes each piece exude a unique brilliance, and even in the same style, there is absolutely no two pieces that are exactly the same. In addition to the traditional hand-made inlaying techniques that have gone through a century of years, Jaeger-LeCoultre has also invented two unique creative techniques: Snow Setting and rock setting. Snowflake inlay method In the snowflake inlay method, jewelry inlay masters can directly decorate on the material that serves as the source of creation and thinking based on the shape or inlay pattern of the gem itself. The inlay master arranges the diamonds side by side and eventually covers the precious metals completely according to the different diameters of the diamonds. When the gems are arranged tightly together and spread out on the metal surface, the inlay artist's works can gradually reveal their true colors. In addition to complex processes and long working hours, choosing diamonds requires rich professional experience: even diamonds with the smallest diameter must be incorporated into the boldest design. Gem inlaying method Rock inlaying method is the latest inlaying method invented by Jaeger-LeCoultre inlaying masters, making the best-gloss diamond shine. In order to make the gems arranged closely, the gems are cut in rectangular shapes, and their charm can be fully exerted. The chassis is completely hidden under the gems and only casts metallic light. This inlay method is undoubtedly Jaeger-LeCoultre's exclusive skill. The rock inlay method is modern and bold, and it can be regarded as another innovation in the mysterious inlay method, concealing the most feminine watch case. Since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre has confirmed its strength to maintain a perfect balance in nature and culture, innovation and tradition, growth and environmental protection, international expansion and local rooting. By formulating sustainable development policies that are suitable for itself, Jaeger-LeCoultre has participated in the protection of the natural environment of rare animal and plant habitats. This commitment is reflected in specific measures in construction, transportation, energy, recycling and regional groundwater resource protection. At a deeper level, watch factories adopt strict normative standards to monitor the source of wood, paper, leather and diamonds. Environmental protection measures have led to a partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre and UNESCO's Tides of Time program, which aims to protect unique marine natural sites. In addition to spare no effort in protecting natural heritage, Jaeger-LeCoultre also plays an important role in the field of national cultural heritage development. As a maintainer of hundreds of special skills and individual extremely rare processes, Jaeger-LeCoultre is also the most innovative company in the field. Its outstanding new product creation continues to innovate the great Swiss watchmaking tradition. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Historical Watch Series, which is exhibited on tour at the Heritage Gallery and around the world, builds a bridge connecting the past and the future. Jaeger-LeCoultre also strongly supports visual arts and culture in addition to watchmaking, including establishing partnerships with the Jeu de Paume in Paris and the Venice International Film Festival. As an outstanding inheritor of material and intangible cultural heritage, Jaeger-LeCoultre has done its best to leave a natural environment effectively protected and a world full of cultural wealth for future generations. Jaeger-LeCoultre brand supports the film industry, charity dinner auction, and restores the old movie Jaeger-LeCoultre brand strongly supports and sponsors the film industry worldwide. It has sponsored the Shanghai International Film Festival, the most influential in China for four consecutive years, and announced at a 2013 press conference that it will continue to support the film event until 2016. In the three consecutive years of cooperation with the Shanghai International Film Festival, one of the most important projects is to restore many classic Chinese films. This is also the first time that a film copy and restoration work participated by enterprises in China, and it has contributed itself to saving China's long-standing film culture tradition. Power. Jaeger-LeCoultre donates watches every year to conduct a charity auction at the Shanghai International Film Festival dinner. The proceeds from the auction will be used to support the restoration of classic Chinese films. In the past few years, Jaeger-LeCoultre has funded the restoration of the following: "A River of Spring Flows Eastward" (two movies above and below), "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon", "Croves and Sparrows" and "Beauty Travel" Several classic Chinese films including 》, and a series of screenings were held during the Shanghai International Film Festival. Jaeger-LeCoultre is very honored to announce that it will work with the Shanghai International Film Festival Organizing Committee to cooperate with the world's most famous old film copy and restoration agency, the "Temple of the Film Restoration Field" in Bologna, Italy, to The latest 4K technology restores the classic work "The True Color of Heroes" directed by John Woo. The world-renowned action film master John Woo restores old movies. In addition to rescue and preservation, the more important significance lies in promoting the protection and cultural heritage of films, which arouses greater attention from all walks of life on the restoration of old movies. We hope that more social institutions will People with insight can care about China's precious image cultural resources inheritance work, join the restoration team, and contribute their own strength to preserving China's film heritage. Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Shanghai Film Festival once again signed a three-year cooperation agreement, hoping to continue to work together in the next three years to jointly promote the development of China's film culture. Test Since 1992, Jaeger-LeCoultre's 1000-hour test was first applied to its round watch Master series. Today, every watch produced by Jaeger-LeCoultre requires the most stringent 1,000 hours of quality management. After 1000 hours of testing, it is determined whether a watch meets Jaeger-LeCoultre's strict quality requirements. In a unique test of up to 1000 hours, the watch needs to undergo cold, heat and different atmospheric pressures, and passes different impact tests to ensure that the watch can be maintained in its accuracy and waterproof function forever Accurate and reliable. When the watch has a timing function, the test procedure is more cumbersome than usual. Therefore, the functions of each chronograph, including start, stop and zero, must undergo two hundred additional tests. These programs simulate the various tests you may encounter when wearing a watch on a schedule. Only by passing these tests can the watch be eligible for a 1,000-hour test-the gold pattern engraved on the back of the watch.