Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Perpetual Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com Calendar watches have been a grand tradition of Jaeger-LeCoultre since the late 1930s, and this Master Perpetual is a contemporary heir to that legacy. With a 37mm 18-karat white gold case, an exquisite "half-hunter" case back, and a remarkably complete perpetual calendar display, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Perpetual blends high horology with everyday practicality. A perpetual calendar is one of the four "cardinal complications" that comprise the "grand complication" quartet. Along with the rattrapante (split chronograph), minute repeater, and tourbillon, the perpetual calendar taxes a watchmaker's ability to the limit. In many craft watchmaking traditions, the construction of such a device was considered to be the culminating feat prior to a journeyman attaining Master Watchmaker status. Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced its first wristwatch perpetual calendar in the Grand Reveil of 1989, and it launched its now famous "Master 1000 Hours Control" in 1992. With the Master Perpetual, JLC combines the perpetual calendar and the Master Control process to create the ultimate wearable complication. The white gold case is 37mm in diameter, and if the 2015 SIHH and Baselworld trade shows are any guide, the 37-39mm men's formal watch is making a comeback... with a vengeance. JLC includes a striking matte silver dial that is darker, richer, and more complex than the standard silver employed on their steel pieces. Shifting light elicits flashes of argent, ch