Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 945 ‘Dragon’

In Context

At 45 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 16.05 mm it is very tall, and sits high off the wrist. 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. Rated to 5 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

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.

Q52624A3 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a black matte dial with a pink gold case. It was a limited edition. Beyond the time it carries a date, a tourbillon, a minute repeater and a power reserve indicator.

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