Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph Ocean Grey

Zach Blass

• The Polaris Chronograph will get the Ocean Gray dial first seen on the Polaris Date and Polaris Geographic from 2024.
• The dial requires 35 layers of lacquer, and is adorned with three finishes.
• Outfitted with the in-house, chronograph Calibre 761, 42mm chrome steel case, it’s priced at US$14,900.

As a lot as we watch nerds like to get all the way down to the micron in calibre specs, the undisputed foremost attraction of any watch is its dial. It’s sometimes the very first thing that pulls us in, tempting us for a better look. Again in Could 2024, Jaeger-LeCoultre served up a second capsule wave of novelties only a month after Watches and Wonders that zeroed in on refreshing the Polaris lineup. The 2 metal variants, the Polaris Date and the Polaris Geographic, instantly garnered favour with their engaging Ocean Gray lacquer dials. At this time, this good-looking dial end makes its solution to a brand new Polaris Chronograph.

The Ocean Gray colourway entails a way more sophisticated manufacturing course of than you would possibly anticipate. It necessitates 35 layers of lacquer to be utilized, which is additional enhanced with three totally different finishes. You’ll discover that the central medallion of the smoked dial has a radiant sunburst end. Then, as you journey out to the ring that hosts the utilized indices, a grained floor is launched into the combo. By the point you attain the outer tachymeter scale, you’ll come throughout the third end, and its shiny black floor. Orange joins the shades of gray, blue, and black to create additional intrigue with refined splashes of color, highlighting the scales and tip of the central chronograph hand.

Regardless of being a chronograph, the chrome steel case, 42mm in diameter and 13.39mm thick, is appropriate for swimming with its 100-metre depth score. Although its specs actually allude to a sporty watch, Jaeger-LeCoultre doesn’t let that cease them from making use of elaborate case ending. The detailing is wealthy, with largely brushed surfaces complemented by accents of mirror polish. The model has even taken the time to additional element the pushers of the chronograph, reinforcing this watch as an incredible instance of a private favorite time period – strong class.

As you’d anticipate from the watchmaker’s watchmaker, the Polaris Chronograph Ocean Gray is pushed by the in-house, computerized calibre 761, a column-wheel chronograph with a weekend-proof 65 hours of energy reserve.

Additional enriching the providing is the truth that Jaeger-LeCoultre is providing the brand new Polaris Chronograph Ocean Gray with a black rubber strap and blue-grey canvas strap bundled collectively. You’ll even be glad to know they share an interchangeable folding buckle that simply swaps between the 2.

I typically discover trigger for pause with regards to 42mm watches for my smaller wrist, although not earlier than turning to the lug-to-lug measurement earlier than deciding whether or not or not I ought to be deterred. Measuring in at beneath 49mm, although, the Polaris Chrono ought to match very nicely on most wrists. With its Ocean Gray lacquer dial and its smoky seems to be livened up with pops of orange, Jaeger-LeCoultre remixes acquainted color components in a definite method that watch collectors are already followers of, contemplating the preliminary response to its predecessors. The one query left, then (apart from “can I afford a Jaeger-LeCoultre?”), is “which configuration is my favorite? Time and date, journey time, or chronograph?”

Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph Ocean Gray pricing and availability

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph Ocean Gray is now out there for buy. Worth: US$14,900