A few closeup pics and videos of the JLC Duometre Spherotourbillon
Jun 30, 2012,14:50 PM
A few months ago I had visited the Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly
Hills Boutique to view the JLC novelties from SIHH 2012. One
of the most mesmerizing timepieces from the new collection was the
stunning Duometre Spherotourbillon.
This is the fourth addition to the
Duometre collection and follow similar styling cues but with unique
differences. The Spherotourbillon is the first one that does
not have the signature foudroyante small seconds display. You
can see on the dial at the 6 o'clock position that the subdial has the flyback
seconds display. The two power reserve indicators are
positioned at the 5 o'clock for time reserve de marche, and at the 1
o'clock is for the regulating organ reserve de marche.
The dial is symmetrically divided in two with the
right half of the dial mainly taken up with the large subdial displaying
the hour and minutes, and a cicular jumping date. This date
display reminds me of the design element from the the hybris mechnica
grande sonnerie which has a simliar circular track around the time but
had a dual perpetual calender function with the month on the upper half
and the day on the bottom half.
The case is made of 18k rose gold and a
platinum version is also available as a limited edition of 75
pieces. The diameter of the Spherotourbillon is a bit large at
42mm but still fits on smaller wrists. The thickness is
14.1mm which is fairly thick but needs this height due to the space for
the Spherotourbillon to makes it rotation. The movement is
JLC's Caliber 382 which has a total of 460 parts, 55 jewels and a 50
hour power reserve. The Spherotourbillon is
designed with JLC's dualwing concept where one barrel and it's gear
train is used for time, while the other barrel and gear train is used
for the spherotourbillon. A small gold
plaque is place at the 7 o'clock position of the dial indicating the
Cal. 382 movement. This is similar in style to the Duometre
chronograph dial. Sapphire crystals are placed on both sides
and provide a clear view of the Spherotourbillon.
Here's a side view of the Duometre
Spherotourbillon. The rose gold case has alternating brush and
polished surfaces. On the upper right hand side of the case
at the 2 o'clock position is a pushpiece to activate the flyback small
seconds hand and allows it to reset to zero.
Here's a closeup of the
Spherotourbillon. It was difficult to take closeup pictures
due to the spinning movement across the two axis.
This is a two axis tourbillon with different
rotational speeds, at 30
seconds in the first axis along the carriage and 15 seconds in the
second axis at a 20 degree angle. The spherotourbillon is made
up of
105 parts and weighs in at a mere .518 grams with a carriage made in
titanium beating at 21600vph. You can see the angle of the
spherotourbillon in the pictures, but here's a closeup video I made
showing the rational movement which should demonstrate how it
works:
Here's a second
video of the
Spherotourbillon:
Hope you enjoyed
the pics and video of the Spherotourbillon.
Regards, ED-209 This message has been edited by ED209 on 2012-06-30 14:50:42
A few months ago I had visited the Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique to view the JLC novelties from SIHH 2012. One of the most mesmerizing timepieces from the new collection was the stunning Duometre Spherotourbillon. This is the fourth addition to ...
Why is the top bracket of the tourbillon made of rather dull grey metal and held by grey screws? The tourbillon is the display point of the watch. I would have expected a bright polished finish and bright or blued screws.