SIHH 2018
The 42mm Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris Chronograph is the
sportiest of the new line,
equipped with a tachymeter
bezel and a steel case.
JAEGER-
LECOULTRE
JAEGER-LECOULTRE THIS YEAR FOCUSES ALMOST ENTIRELY
ON ITS NEW POLARIS COLLECTION , which updates the look and
feel of the now fifty-year-old Memovox Polaris. The launch features a
full range of 41mm, 42mm and 44mm timepieces: a three-hand auto-
matic, a chronograph and a chronograph world time, as well as
two vintage-design models: the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date and
the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox.
Dials here are black or ocean blue, while the cases are entirely new.
They combine brushed and hand-polished surfaces, sharp lugs and thin,
rounded bezels. The large crowns, emblematic of the 1968 model, have
been redesigned for better grip. Three models offer exhibition backs.
Prices start at $6,600 (for the Polaris Automatic on a leather strap).
This Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date offers a particularly strong link to the original
Polaris from 1968. This watch uses the same design codes, including the off-white
luminous glow, the triangle along with trapezoidal indices mixed with four Arabic
numbers, a railway track for the minutes and features a date. Jaeger-LeCoultre has
even created a glass box crystal to better evoke its vintage inspiration. The case
back is closed and features an engraving of a SCUBA diver, similar to the engraving
that was found on the inner case back of the 1968 model. >>
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