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In Context

At 36 mm it is classically proportioned: the size a dress watch was understood to be for most of the twentieth century, and small enough to sit under a cuff. The sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 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.

2353520 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a skeleton dial with a white gold case.

Mechanical manual winding movement, 340 parts, 21,600 vibrations per hour, 2 independent barrels with 35-hour power-reserve. Functions: front: hour, minute; back: hour, minute, minute repeater.

1 other watch in the library runs the Jaeger-LeCoultre 944.

Jaeger-LeCoultre

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235352M · 36 mm