2023 Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph Worldtime Blue 44mm

Here is a 2023 Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph Worldtime Blue 44mm (Ref. Q905T480), a luxury sports watch that represents the best of Jaeger-LeCoultre's contemporary traveller architecture. This watch draws direct design inspiration from the Grande Maison's legendary 1968 Memovox Polaris dive watch, updating its DNA with a lightweight, high-performance case and an incredibly intricate dual-complication layout. The commanding 44mm grade 5 titanium case introduces a beautifully sculpted profile that completely defies its bold dimensions by remaining remarkably light and agile on the wrist. With a case thickness of just 12.5mm and a compact lug-to-lug of 50mm, its ergonomic geometry and short, sharply curving lugs deliver an incredibly flat, balanced, elegant wrist presence. The case showcases an exquisite blend of satin-brushed and mirror-polished facets, punctuated by two oversized crowns at 3 and 10 o'clock alongside two robust chronograph pushers, securing a dependable 100-metre (10 ATM) water resistance rating. A box-type sapphire crystal sits flush over a deeply captivating, multi-textured ocean blue dial featuring three distinct decorative finishes, a fine sunray centre, a grainy-textured main track, and an opaline-finished flange. The incredibly complex yet legible layout cleanly breaks down a dual-register chronograph with counters at 3 and 9 o'clock, balanced perfectly against a rotating internal 24-hour ring and an outer city flange that displays the time in 24 major world cities simultaneously. The athletic layout utilises applied trapezoidal batons and oversized hands generously filled with premium white Super-LumiNova for exceptional low-light legibility. On the reverse, a sapphire exhibition case back proudly puts the haute horlogerie mechanics on full display. Inside beats the magnificent, in-house automatic JLC Cal. 752 mechanical movement, an engineering masterpiece utilising 37 jewels and composed of 274 individual hand-finished parts. Operating at a high beat frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz), this premium calibre uses a sophisticated column-wheel mechanism with a vertical clutch for buttery-smooth chronograph engagement. Powered by twin mainspring barrels. This exclusive reference comes paired with its original premium 22mm patina'd dark brown calfskin leather strap, completed by a signed titanium folding deployment clasp. The watch comes complete with its original presentation box and official paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original JLC box and paperwork. The watch comes with a JLC warranty until 2031. This reference comes paired with its original premium 22mm patina'd dark brown calfskin leather strap, completed by a signed titanium folding deployment clasp. The watch is from July 2023 and is sold in worn condition, but overall, it is in very fair condition, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

There’s a huge amount of watch here for the money, especially when you consider the original RRP. You’re getting proper Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmaking, a beautifully executed chronograph and genuinely useful world-time complication, all wrapped up with a fantastic blue dial. At 44mm, it sounds like a large watch on paper, but the dimensions really don’t tell the full story. The lightweight titanium case and clever proportions make it incredibly comfortable and surprisingly easy to wear. For me, it’s a brilliant example of just how much value can be found in JLC on the pre-owned market. I would not hesitate to add this brilliant watch to your collection today!

Reference : Q905T480
Movement : Automatic JLC Cal. 752
Age : July 2023
Year : 2023
Case Size : 44mm
Case Thickness : 12.5mm
Lug to Lug : 50mm
Lugs : 22mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Titanium
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

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 making watches for the French Navy, challenged the 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 strong 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 they have 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.