IN THE RIGHT PLACE

hat Jaeger-LeCoultre presented at this year’s SIHH was testament to the technical prowess of the 186-year-old maison. Namely, one of the major highlights uttered on everyone’s lips was the Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon Westminster Pérpetuel (Hybris Mechanica 13). A watch with a name nearly as complex in styling as its movement. At first glance, it’s a breathtaking view of skeletonised inner workings that’s been modernised with touches of blue (with another version in a silver-grained dial). One’s eyes are immediately drawn to the hand-hammered finishing on the date wheel and trebuchet hammers, the blued square-shaped gongs, and not forgetting the cherry on top, the multi-axis tourbillon. It’s a lot to take