Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication

In Context

At 44 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 15.8 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 50 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. Its 35-hour reserve wants wearing most days; leave it off and it stops. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

5022480 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a blue dial with a pink gold case.

Mechanical manual winding movement, 527 parts, 28,800 vibrations per hour, 40-hour power-reserve. Functions: hour, minute; celestial sidereal tourbillon and sky chart; minute repeater with cathedral crystal gong; zodiac, months, date and 24-hour indicator; trebuchet hammers.

6 other watches in the library run the Jaeger-LeCoultre 945.

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication White Gold Diamond Aventurine Bracelet

5053316 · 44 mm

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication Pink Gold

5022580 · 44 mm

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication White Gold

5023580 · 44 mm

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication White Gold Diamond Aventurine

5023402 · 44 mm