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Jaeger-Lecoultre Deep Sea Chronograph

Marina Milojević | 05.28.12 | 12:43 AM

Jaeger-Lecoultre Deep Sea Chronograph - the modern extension of the Deep Sea line

About more than a year ago, Jaeger-LeCoultre announced the Tribute to Memovox Deep Sea and the Tribute to Deep Sea Chronograph, both designed to pay a tribute to one of the historic pieces from 1959, inspired by the Jacques Cousteau’s famous documentary film “The Silent World" (Le monde du silence). The Prototype N°1 of the Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea “LeCoultre Spécial Amérique 1959” was given on auction for the benefit of the Malpelo marine site, and the winning bid reached 11,220 euros. Following the same line of inspiration, the brand has just launched another vintage-inspired piece, but this time in a modern and more functional form: Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph markets as a diver's watch designed in compliance with the ISO 6425 standard. However, thee watch is water resistant to only 100 meters and therefore not suitable for deep water and saturation diving. Nevertheless, it carries two important insignias of true dive pieces: the details of the dial are coated with luminous material and it is topped with unidirectional rotating bezel. It arrives in a stainless steel case with 42mm in diameter, housing the new automatic Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 758. The movement beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and provides 65 hours of power reserve, driving the chronograph function. The chronograph comprises two counters – one is for hours and the other is for minutes – and a sweep seconds hand. It is easily controlled via two pushers, located at the right side of the case.

 Deep Sea Chronograph

In the terms of design, the new Jaeger-Lecoultre Deep Sea Chronograph is more contemporary and very elegant. Black surface of the dial is here highlighted with bright white Super-LumiNova, instead of the vintage-inspired one we saw with the previous models. There is a small seconds counter at 6 o'clock and a chronograph operating indicator positioned just below the Jaeger-LeCoultre logo on 12 o'clock. The chrono indicator is actually a discrete round apperture that appears white when the chrono is stopped, red when the function is paused, and becomes white/red when the chronograph is running. This excellent feature not only brings a breath of life to the dial, but also poses a quick way for a diver to ensure that the chronograph is running.

The black leather strap with pin buckle adds a final touch of elegance to this piece. It certainly contributes to the unique appeal of this watch, which is both sporty and highly wearable in almost any occasion. Here is a nice video designed as a part of promotional campaign. However, the video is highly misleading, since this watch cannot be used as a diver’s piece. Water resistance to 100 meters ensures safe handling while swimming and snorkeling, but it definitely isn’t suitable for sub-aqua diving.

Jaeger-Lecoultre Deep Sea Chronograph arrives on the market under the reference number Q2068570 and priced at $10, 800 USD.

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