OVERVIEW
YEARS OF LEGACY
From the very beginning, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been keen to combine its watchmaking expertise with the finesse of jewellery-making to create pieces of rare beauty.
DESIGN
THE SECRET TIME
Jaeger-LeCoultre demonstrates once again its creativity with its 101 Secrets. The dial as well as the hidden mechanism being the secrets lying under the beauty of this timepiece. The rectangular shape and size of the emblematic “smallest mechanical movement” is giving full rein to the mastery of jewellery.
HIGH JEWELLERY MEETS FINE WATCHMAKING
Inspired by the sweeping curves and strong lines of Art Deco and 20th-Century Modernism, the 101 Secrets watch offers a distinctive design. This exceptional creation forms a river of light and sparkle that flows around the wrist, giving no hint of the timepiece concealed within it. The dial remains hidden until the wearer wishes to see the time with a simple pression on a secret diamond-set button.
CALIBRE 101
The 101 Collection brings together the finest traditions of high jewellery with the expertise of miniaturised watchmaking.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
GATHERING 15 CRAFTS OF EXPERTISE
The development of the 101 Secrets watch required hundreds of hours of research and 15 different crafts of expertise, combining traditional techniques and new technologies – CAD and 3D printing, to perfect the design to the smallest details.
98 COMPONENTS MINIATURISED
Starting with the 98 components of the Calibre 101 which only measures 14 x 4.8 mm with a thickness of 3.4 mm (smaller than the tip of a pencil). Requiring 40 hours to hand-assemble the movement, a specialised skill that very few watchmakers master. The 41 components of the case have also been miniaturised so as not to compromise the design.
MORE THAN 1’000 DIAMONDS
1’028 diamonds (for over 26 carats) are precisely positioned using two different setting techniques: a double row of grain-set diamonds edged with two outer rows of griffe-set diamonds. With 182 hours required for gem-setting, this timepiece is a true testament to the savoir-faire housed in the Métiers Rares™ atelier.
HERITAGE
REINVENTED SINCE 1929
Our heritage timepieces emphasize our longstanding know-how, highlighting the technical sophistication, creative design, and aesthetic beauty that have characterized our jewellery watches.
EXCEPTIONAL CREATIONS
ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES
Driven by the desire for creativity, alongside the 101 Secrets, two high jewellery watches offered as unique pieces are unveiled highlighting the beauty of precious stones. The Reverso Secret Necklace is adorned with a distinctive combination of four ornamental stones (turquoise, mother-of-pearl, rhodochrosite and onyx) while the 101 Snowdrop is embellished by a blue sapphire gradient of seven different shades.
