Jaeger-LeCoulre Master Perpetual Eight Days 40mm Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com Jaeger-LeCoultre knows complications and high horology. The Le Sentier-based maison known as the "watchmaker's watchmaker" has been the first-choice engineering solution for brands such as Patek Philippe, Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, and many others for the better part of two centuries. Naturally, when a firm like that decides to sell a complicated wristwatch under its own marquee, the result will stun. Enter the Master Perpetual Eight Days 40mm. It's a winning combination of a complete calendar and a long power reserve to avoid the delicate process of resetting the displays. Perpetual calendars and eight day movements are house specials at luxury watch powerhouse Jaeger-LeCoultre. The first iteration of this watch was released in 2004 as a 41.5mm case. While technically impressive, the monotone silver visage of the watch, hulking lug profile, and cumbersome case proportions stopped JLC just short of an unqualified success. No longer. this Master Perpetual Eight Days 40mm debuted in 2012 to rave reviews from the Jaeger-LeCoultre purists. Not merely a smaller case, the new Master Perpetual pares the visual mass of the original lugs with a smoothly integrated taper; the silvered dial gains visual warmth and articulation thanks to a dark blue moon phase display at 9 o'clock. This second generation Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Perpetual Eight Days 40mm retains all of the feature content that made the original a value standout