The Watchmaker of Watchmakers

Since 1833, driven by its thirst for innovation and creativity, and inspired by the natural surroundings of its home in the Vallée de Joux, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been distinguished by its mastery of complications and the precision of its mechanisms.

Bringing together more than 180 skills under one roof, the Manufacture known as the Watchmaker of Watchmakers™ expressed its relentlessly inventive spirit through the creation of more than 1,400 different calibres and the award of more than 430 patents.

Masters of complications

Jaeger-LeCoultre is home to a proud tradition of mechanical watchmaking, expressed through creations highlighting the wonders of three main luxury watch complications. Firstly Sound, through the creation of a minute repeater earning the Maison the title of The Sound Maker.

Secondly Precision, with a long-standing history of inventions leading to the creation of the Gyrotourbillon and the Heliotourbillon. And finally, Celestial, with the development of some of the most sophisticated celestial information ever displayed on a Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.