2006 Jaeger-LeCoultre Geographic 38mm 142.8.92
Ref: 142.8.92
Specification
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box and Papers
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original JLC box and paperwork. It is paired with its original JLC 19mm black leather strap in the box and a signed JLC pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 2006 and is sold in worn condition, with a few signs of wear, but overall, it is in fair condition, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2006 Jaeger-LeCoultre Geographic 142.8.92 with a curvaceous 38mm polished and brushed stainless steel case that curves over your wrist with thick tapered lugs, a lug-to-lug length of 46mm and a case thickness of 10mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side is a signed crown; on the left side, at 10 o'clock, the crown adjusts the city disc at 6 o’clock. A smooth brushed bezel holds a sapphire crystal above a striking white multilayered dial; the outer ring has a minute track precisely executed with facet-edged dagger indexes marking the hours; at 3 o’clock, we have a date ring with Arabic numerals in red and black and a concentric circular pattern, a large second time-zone subdial automatically corresponds with the 24 cities indicated below and is adjusted by the crown at 10 o’clock, a smaller AM PM indicator dial sits next to it, at 9 o’clock an attractive crescent 40-hour power reserve indicator, elegant Dauphones hands are complemented by a fine tapered sweeping second hand, at 12 o’clock we have the Jaeger-LeCoultre motif completing this dynamic travellers companion. On the reverse, a screwed-down case back with the details of the watch engraved around its edge and a gold JLC Master Control medallion in the centre, inside an automatic JLC Cal. 929/3, 36 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, made up of 293 components, it has hacking seconds, a quickset date for your convenience. It comes paired with its 20mm black JLC leather strap in the box and a signed pin buckle, and the watch comes with its JLC presentation box and paperwork.
Personal Note
I do believe that Jaeger-LeCoultre has some of the best and most underappreciated watches in the market today. This Geographic reference 142.8.92, in 38mm, is the perfect example of that. The design, fit and function are perfect, and it punches well above its price point. A watch for the true aficionado. I would not hesitate to add this gem to your collection today, whilst you can!
The Brand
Antoine LeCoultre founded LeCoultre in 1833 in the small village of Le Sentier, Switzerland. By 1866, LeCoultre’s workshop had grown from home-run manufacturers spread across Switzerland to installing modern steam-driven machines to power the tools of all of the watchmakers, moving them from their homes and bringing them together in one central unit. Now named LeCoultre & Cie, the company became the very first manufacturer in the Vallée de Joux Switzerland. Antoine and his son Elie LeCoultre employed more than 500 watchmakers in-house. In 1903, Edmond Jaeger, a watchmaker in Paris who made watches for the French Navy, challenged Swiss manufacturers to produce an ultrathin movement. Jacques-David LeCoultre, Elie’s son, rose to the challenge and created the world’s thinnest pocket watch, equipped with the LeCoultre 146 calibre, measuring just 1.38 mm thick. Over the following years, Jaeger and LeCoultre kept in touch, building a solid friendship, and in 1937, Jaeger-LeCoultre was founded. In 2013, they celebrated their 180th Anniversary. Creating iconic timepieces like the Reverso wristwatch and the brilliantly engineered Atmos clock. During the war years, the Mark VII pilot watches of the 1940s were so accurate the Royal Air Force used them as aerial navigation instruments; later, they created the first automatic watch to house a power-reserve indicator in 1948 that was used by the US Army Air Corps. Jaeger-LeCoultre has developed and revolutionised the watch industry like no other manufacturer. Since 2000, it has been a fully owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury group Richemont. This group includes Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, IWC Schaffhausen, Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, Montblanc, Dunhill and Chloé.