Jaeger-LeCoultre

The business family dynasty of LeCoultre is part of the interesting history of the brand name Jaeger LeCoultre. In 1883 brothers Antoine und Ulysse LeCoultre founded a workshop for gear wheel assembly. Antoine was not only considered a clever business man but also as a fantastic engineer. The expert workshop soon was making precision parts, and later complete raw watch movements. The technical innovation remained helping business helping the brothers Le Coultre to an exemplary climb of success. In 1860 there were already 100 people working for the brothers, and in 1890, 125 different calibres were being made. The business expanded under the leadership of Antoines son's Elie, Paul and Benjamin increasing its excellent reputation of being a manufacturer of complicated watch movement. Products from the Swiss Vallée de Joux - the "silicone valley" of the watch branch - one just had to wear LeCoultre watches. Elie LeCoultres son Jacques-David, who since 1899 managed the company, made contact with the Chronometer factory owner Edmond Jaeger in Paris - a business partnership took off. They expanded the company extensively together. The pioneering spirit of the family LeCoultre is still the determining factor of the company. Since is foundation in Jaeger LeCoultre have registered more than 100 patents, the brand name counts today as one of the most fantastic examples of precision watch making.

Sought after and treasured are the most notable models of Jaeger Le Coultre: Reverso Grande, Reverso Grande Taille, Reverso Duetto, Reverso Grande Date, Master Gyrotourbillion, Master Grande Memovox, Master Compressor Automatic, Master Moon, Master Ultra-Thin, Master Compressor Geographic. In the year 200 Jaeger LeCoultre were taken over by the international luxury company Richemont.