![]() A neat and unusual feature is the indicator linked to the 24-hour ring that enables you to set up the watch with precision, aligning the hour hand with this needle running across the face of the watch.Ĭhronograph movement with column wheel and vertical clutch Inside this ring, the 24-hour ring then enables you to immediately see the time in any other time zone. It shows the conventional 24 time zones, with lines and triangles indicating summer time in the respective cities. The external cities ring is controlled by the crown at 10 o’clock. ![]() I think that the designers have excelled in their treatment of the world time function. The hour and minute hands are faceted with a central area for the SuperLuminova, and the hour numerals and indices are also luminescent. There is no continuous seconds, but as the chronograph is of the column wheel plus vertical clutch type, you can just leave it running and use the chronograph seconds hand for running seconds. The two subdials are for 30 chronograph minutes and 12 chronograph hours. A nice touch is how the red section corresponds exactly to the ring of grained finish on the dial. The chronograph arrangement is perfect, with a continuous, uninterrupted seconds scale subdivided into quarter seconds, and a red-tipped chronograph seconds hand. The dial has some references to the original Memovox Polaris, with differentiated finish in the various sections. The case has an attractive combination of satin and polished finish. It features a narrow bezel so as to maximise dial space, slim crowns and discreet chronograph pushers. The case is based on the 1968 Memovox Polaris, which was so minimalist that Jaeger-LeCoultre’s designers didn’t have to do much to update it. The size of the case is justified by the need to provide space for the cities and ensure that they are legible.Ĭase with differentiated polished and brushed finish 100 metres water resistance makes it a great sports watch. ![]() It’s large at 44 mm, but it wears smaller, it’s only 12.5 mm thick, and the use of titanium makes it pleasantly light – lighter than the Polaris Automatic in stainless steel. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Polaris Chronograph WT is a fantastic watch, it does everything to perfection, and it combines the chronograph function with a very functional world time display.
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