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The wealth of ingenuity deployed by the finest watchmakers could not counteract physical laws nor overcome micromechanical limits. Nonetheless, the movements they succeeded in making were deemed satisfactory depending on whether the focus was on technical performance, precision or aesthetics \u2013 but a choice had to be made between one or other of these three parameters.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Owning a complication watch uniting these three ingredients appeared to a utopian pipedream. And then one day, in the workshops of the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, at the heart of the Vall\u00e9e de Joux, in Switzerland, an idea emerged: what if one were to begin with a blank page'\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>What if, instead of improving existing technical solutions, one were to start from scratch' What if, rather than aiming for evolutions, one were to opt for a revolution' This reasoning would give rise to the Dual-Wing concept, featuring two separate and independent mechanisms housed within a single case: one of them responsible for powering the time indications, and the other for driving an additional function.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Two separate and independent mechanisms united in one case' If that were in fact all it took, the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers would \u201cmerely\u201d have created a masterpiece of miniaturisation. They actually did far more by linking the two mechanisms to a single regulating organ, thereby guaranteeing chronometer-worthy operating accuracy.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>So yes, the Dual-Wing concept that was the starting point for the Duom\u00e8tre collection is indeed a revolution, since it now affords the possibility of possessing a watch reconciling accuracy with unprecedented horological complexity.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>While the principle was a watch connoisseur\u2019s dream, the theory still had to be translated into concrete reality. The first challenge of the Dual-Wing concept was to power a chronograph, and the birth of the new Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Chronographe represented one of the major events of the 2007 watchmaking year. \u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Then came the turn of the calendar, a much sought-after complication, to benefit from the Dual-Wing concept: 2010 saw the release of the Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Quanti\u00e8me Lunaire. \u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>2012 brings the introduction of the Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon. A new revolution in the art of horological precision...\u201d\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><strong>Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><br \/><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><strong>Jaeger-LeCoultre invents the new generation of complication watches\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><strong><\/strong><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>In 2012, the Grande Maison in the Vall\u00e9e de Joux is propelling watchmaking firmly into the third millennium. The Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon is a truly original model uniting peerless technical performance, elegance and a spectacular complication, thereby meeting the expectations of the most demanding connoisseurs and collectors.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Gyrotourbillon 1, Reverso Grande Complication \u00e0 Triptyque, Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2, Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Grande Sonnerie, Master Grande Tradition \u00e0 Grande Complication, Reverso R\u00e9p\u00e9tition Minutes \u00e0 Rideau... Over the past decade, the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, building on a longstanding tradition of inventiveness and unique expertise, has displayed exceptional creativity, achieving technical performances that have enabled it to develop some of the most noteworthy complications of the early 21st century.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Armed with exceptional horological know-how, Jaeger-LeCoultre gladly starts with a blank page for each new creation in order to combine aesthetic elegance, technical performance and unique functions. This approach has given rise to the Gyrotourbillon, the Crystal Gong, the expression of civilian, celestial and perpetual time on three separate faces, the tourbillon that won the first timing competition of the 21st century, the Tourbillon with cylindrical balance-spring, the Flying Tourbillon indicating celestial time, the Minute Repeater activated by a metal curtain, as well as the Grande Sonnerie faithfully reproducing the Westminster chime.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>When Jaeger-LeCoultre began reflecting in parallel on a new chronograph movement capable of maintaining the same precision, whether or not the chronograph function were activated, watchmakers did not imagine that they were going to create a whole new watch movement concept. The latter proved so innovative that it paved the way for unprecedented functions and gave rise to the Duom\u00e8tre line.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The principle behind the revolutionary Dual-Wing concept involves two independent mechanisms, each with its own source of energy, but sharing a common regulating organ. This principle gave rise to the first chronograph maintaining the same level of precision whether in chronograph on or off mode , the first calendar-display watch adjustable to the nearest 1\/6th of a second, and the first Grande Sonnerie model to faithfully reproduce the tune chimed by Big Ben.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Another distinctive feature of the Duom\u00e8tre line is the arrangement of the dial displays, which reflects the dual structure of the Dual-Wing concept. An hour display off-centred along the 3 \u2013 9 o\u2019clock axis; twin indications of the respective power reserves; hands in two different colours; grained silver-toned finish: all these fascinating details combine to endow each of the Duom\u00e8tre models with a unique aesthetic and a strong identity. \u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>A striking design, a unique function and an aura of refinement in harmony with the finest watchmaking traditions: the new Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon combines all these ingredients. This Grande Complication model vividly demonstrates that it is in fact possible to combine technical performances, discreet aesthetic elegance and spectacular horological complexity.\u00a0<\/div><strong><\/strong><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><strong>The Sph\u00e9rotourbillon : a precision-adjusted tourbillon \u00a0<\/strong><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><br \/><\/div><div>Precision is the cornerstone of the Dual-Wing concept and was the watchword for the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers in their reflection leading to the creation of the Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon. The result is a watch that can legitimately claim to be the first tourbillon watch adjustable to the nearest second. For what\u2019s the point of precision if you can\u2019t display it'\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>There are indeed very few tourbillon models with an extremely readable display of the seconds in a dedicated subdial, and even fewer with a stop seconds device. Certainly none until now had ever enabled the user to stop the seconds hand and bring it back to zero in order to perform an ultra-accurate time setting.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Using the Dual-Wing concept enabled the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers to create the first precision-adjusted tourbillon. A push-piece at 2 o\u2019clock serves to bring the small seconds hand positioned beneath the tourbillon back to zero, according to the flyback principle.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>One special feature of this flyback system is that it does not halt the operation of the regulating organ. The small seconds hand is reset to zero and begins running again instantly. This means the watch maintains optimal precision even when accurately adjusting the time to the nearest second.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><strong><\/strong><div><strong>A multi-axis tourbillon\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><br \/><\/div><div>Above and beyond its exemplary reliability, the chief characteristic of this Sph\u00e9rotourbillon watch, the fourth exceptional model in the Duom\u00e8tre line, is its tourbillon.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Initially devised for pocket-watches, the traditional tourbillon does not serve to compensate for the effects of gravity in all positions. An additional rotation axis must be added in order to achieve a three-dimensional rotation movement and thus prove itself more effective in all positions that a wristworn watch may adopt.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The openworked dial provides a fascinating view of the tourbillon performing an extremely unusual rotation movement. As well as revolving around the axis of its titanium carriage, the tourbillon also spins around a second axis, inclined at a 20\u00b0 angle. The combination of these two distinct and fast rotations (respectively 30 and 15 seconds per revolution) serves to free the watch from the effects of gravity.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>This spectacular tourbillon incorporates all the innovations that enabled Jaeger-LeCoultre to win a brilliant victory in the first official timing competition of the 21st century. The carriage machined from a single block of titanium features a combination of lightness and extreme precision. The cylindrical balance-spring with its two terminal curves beats with a concentricity impossible to achieve with a traditional balance-spring. The balance with its generous inertia oscillates at a cadence of 21,600 vibrations per hour. The balance-spring stud-holder is protected by a screw-locking system from the effects of shocks and vibrations to which the watch is subjected.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>For enhanced visual pleasure, a transparent caseback provides an admirable \u201cbackstage\u201d view of the intricate working of the hand-assembled and decorated movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 382. \u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><strong><\/strong><div><strong>Making complexity beautiful\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><strong><\/strong><div><br \/><\/div><div>This technological complexity nonetheless remains extremely beautiful. The innovative spirit of the watch merges with an inspired design inspired by vintage pocket-watches and designed to endow it with a blend of elegance and refinement.<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The level of finishing of the \u00e9bauches made in non-treated nickel silver accentuates the sense of exclusivity exuded by the Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon. Jaeger-LeCoultre\u2019s signature \u201cc\u00f4tes soleill\u00e9es\u201d, clean-cut exterior and internal angles, harmonious shapes: the appearance of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 382 is the very epitome of the watchmaking art.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Demonstrating profound respect for ideal proportions and watchmaking design codes, expressed through the sophisticated case, the restrained, highly readable dial, the polished bezel and lugs, and the satin-brushed case middle, the signature aesthetic characteristics of the Duom\u00e8tre are meticulously preserved in this model and create a striking contrast with the level of complexity of the movement housed within.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The Dual-Wing concept is reflected on the dial by the presence of two separate zones: to the left sits the opening revealing the secrets of the Sph\u00e9rotourbillon; and to the left the main dial indicating local time and the date, subtly placed on a lower level all around the dial.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>An additional 24-hour subdial occupying the upper part of the dial serves to display the time in another time-zone, while the small seconds appear in the lower part.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>In developing this Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillion, the first tourbillon accurate to the nearest second thanks to the Dual-Wing concept combined with the small seconds flyback function, did the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers realise that they were in fact creating one of the most exceptional models of this early 21st century '<\/div>","description_short":"","quantity":0,"minimal_quantity":"1","available_now":"","available_later":"","price":244166.666667,"specificPrice":false,"additional_shipping_cost":"0.00","wholesale_price":"0.000000","on_sale":"0","online_only":"0","unity":"","unit_price":0,"unit_price_ratio":"0.000000","ecotax":"0.000000","reference":"Q6056590","supplier_reference":"","location":"","width":"0.000000","height":"0.000000","depth":"0.000000","weight":"0.000000","ean13":"","upc":"","link_rewrite":"duometre-a-spherotourbillon","meta_description":"New Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon\u00a0Dual-Wing, the mechanical movement that is revolutionising the watch industry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAn evolution' No, a revolution.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lam...","meta_keywords":"","meta_title":"Watch Jaeger-LeCoultre Duom\u00e8tre \u00e0 Sph\u00e9rotourbillon | Hybris Mechanica Q6056590  Platinum - Aliigator Strap","quantity_discount":"0","customizable":"0","new":false,"uploadable_files":"0","text_fields":"0","active":"1","redirect_type":"","id_product_redirected":"0","available_for_order":"0","available_date":"0000-00-00","condition":"new","show_price":"1","indexed":"1","visibility":"both","date_add":"2015-08-03 22:47:21","date_upd":"2018-07-26 12:07:33","tags":false,"base_price":"244166.666667","id_tax_rules_group":"1","id_color_default":0,"advanced_stock_management":"0","out_of_stock":0,"depends_on_stock":false,"isFullyLoaded":true,"cache_is_pack":"0","cache_has_attachments":"1","is_virtual":"0","id_pack_product_attribute":null,"cache_default_attribute":"0","category":"hybris-mechanica","pack_stock_type":"3","id":4149,"id_shop_list":null,"force_id":false,"customization_required":false}

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Brand  :	Jaeger-LeCoultre
Collection  :	Hybris Mechanica
Model  :	Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon
Reference  :	Q6056590
Complement :	Platinum - Aliigator Strap
Year :	2012
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• Brand  :	Jaeger-LeCoultre
  Collection  :	Hybris Mechanica
  Model  :	Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon
  Reference  :	Q6056590
  Complement :	Platinum - Aliigator Strap
  Year :	2012
  Is not commercialised any more
  List Price :	293 000 €
  Diameter :	42 mm
  Thickness :	14.10 mm
  Styles :	High Horology Atypical
  Types :	Hand-winding
  Calibre :	Jaeger LeCoultre 382
  Calibre distinction :	Hand decorated Assembled by hand
  Complication :	Seconds Reset (Flyback) Power Reserve Indicator Sphérotourbillon Second Time Zone (GMT) 24-Hour Counter Small Seconds
  Case material :	Platinum Polished and satin-finished
  Case peculiarity :	Sapphire caseback One push-piece at 2 o’clock to activate the small seconds flyback mechanism
  Shape :	Round
  Water-resistance :	50 meters
  Dial :	Grained
  Dial color :	White
  Display :	Baton type small seconds with pear-shaped counterweight in blued steel Pointer-type date display Leaf-shaped hands
  Indexes :	Baton-type Arabic numerals
  Glass :	Sapphire Antireflective coating Domed hardness 9
  Strap material :	Alligator leather
  Strap color :	Black
  Strap clasp :	Pin buckle
  + More characteristics :	Sphérotourbillon :  . 105 parts . Tourbillon carriage: grade 5 titanium . Total rotation speed: 30 seconds for a complete revolution . 2 combined movements : Carriage axis rotation speed : 15 seconds for a complete revolution - Carriage rotation speed: 30 seconds for a complete revolution . Carriage inclination : 20° . Carriage diameter : 11.50 mm . Carriage mass : 0.518 grams 14-carat gold balance with eccentric inertia blocks in 14-carat gold Inertia = 12.5 mg.cm2 . Cylindrical balance-spring Movement : 55 jewels 460 parts 2 barrels Frequency : 21 600 vibrations/hour Power reserve of 50 hours Thickness : 10.45 mm Diameter : 33.70 m Case 950 platinum One crown to wind the watch. set the time (travel time-zone). adjust the date and adjust the travel time-zone Dial Crystalline grained Strap Hand-sew 950 platinum pin buckle

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• New Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon 
  
  
  Dual-Wing, the mechanical movement that is revolutionising the watch industry 
   
   “An evolution' No, a revolution.” 
  
  
   Jérôme Lambert, CEO Jaeger-LeCoultre 
  
  
  “In devising its unprecedented Dual-Wing mechanism, the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre not only laid the cornerstone of a new collection named Duomètre, but also added a whole new chapter to watchmaking history. 
  
  
  Not so long ago, entrusting a traditional watch movement with the mission of driving an additional complication alongside its time indications implied the risk of jeopardising its operating accuracy. The wealth of ingenuity deployed by the finest watchmakers could not counteract physical laws nor overcome micromechanical limits. Nonetheless, the movements they succeeded in making were deemed satisfactory depending on whether the focus was on technical performance, precision or aesthetics – but a choice had to be made between one or other of these three parameters. 
  
  
  Owning a complication watch uniting these three ingredients appeared to a utopian pipedream. And then one day, in the workshops of the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, at the heart of the Vallée de Joux, in Switzerland, an idea emerged: what if one were to begin with a blank page' 
  
  
  What if, instead of improving existing technical solutions, one were to start from scratch' What if, rather than aiming for evolutions, one were to opt for a revolution' This reasoning would give rise to the Dual-Wing concept, featuring two separate and independent mechanisms housed within a single case: one of them responsible for powering the time indications, and the other for driving an additional function. 
  
  
  Two separate and independent mechanisms united in one case' If that were in fact all it took, the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers would “merely” have created a masterpiece of miniaturisation. They actually did far more by linking the two mechanisms to a single regulating organ, thereby guaranteeing chronometer-worthy operating accuracy. 
  
  
  So yes, the Dual-Wing concept that was the starting point for the Duomètre collection is indeed a revolution, since it now affords the possibility of possessing a watch reconciling accuracy with unprecedented horological complexity. 
  
  
  While the principle was a watch connoisseur’s dream, the theory still had to be translated into concrete reality. The first challenge of the Dual-Wing concept was to power a chronograph, and the birth of the new Duomètre à Chronographe represented one of the major events of the 2007 watchmaking year.  
  
  
  Then came the turn of the calendar, a much sought-after complication, to benefit from the Dual-Wing concept: 2010 saw the release of the Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire.  
  
  
  2012 brings the introduction of the Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon. A new revolution in the art of horological precision...” 
  
  
  Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon 
  
  
  Jaeger-LeCoultre invents the new generation of complication watches 
   
  In 2012, the Grande Maison in the Vallée de Joux is propelling watchmaking firmly into the third millennium. The Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon is a truly original model uniting peerless technical performance, elegance and a spectacular complication, thereby meeting the expectations of the most demanding connoisseurs and collectors. 
  
  
  Gyrotourbillon 1, Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque, Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2, Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie, Master Grande Tradition à Grande Complication, Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau... Over the past decade, the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre, building on a longstanding tradition of inventiveness and unique expertise, has displayed exceptional creativity, achieving technical performances that have enabled it to develop some of the most noteworthy complications of the early 21st century. 
  
  
  Armed with exceptional horological know-how, Jaeger-LeCoultre gladly starts with a blank page for each new creation in order to combine aesthetic elegance, technical performance and unique functions. This approach has given rise to the Gyrotourbillon, the Crystal Gong, the expression of civilian, celestial and perpetual time on three separate faces, the tourbillon that won the first timing competition of the 21st century, the Tourbillon with cylindrical balance-spring, the Flying Tourbillon indicating celestial time, the Minute Repeater activated by a metal curtain, as well as the Grande Sonnerie faithfully reproducing the Westminster chime. 
  
  
  When Jaeger-LeCoultre began reflecting in parallel on a new chronograph movement capable of maintaining the same precision, whether or not the chronograph function were activated, watchmakers did not imagine that they were going to create a whole new watch movement concept. The latter proved so innovative that it paved the way for unprecedented functions and gave rise to the Duomètre line. 
  
  
  The principle behind the revolutionary Dual-Wing concept involves two independent mechanisms, each with its own source of energy, but sharing a common regulating organ. This principle gave rise to the first chronograph maintaining the same level of precision whether in chronograph on or off mode , the first calendar-display watch adjustable to the nearest 1/6th of a second, and the first Grande Sonnerie model to faithfully reproduce the tune chimed by Big Ben. 
  
  
  Another distinctive feature of the Duomètre line is the arrangement of the dial displays, which reflects the dual structure of the Dual-Wing concept. An hour display off-centred along the 3 – 9 o’clock axis; twin indications of the respective power reserves; hands in two different colours; grained silver-toned finish: all these fascinating details combine to endow each of the Duomètre models with a unique aesthetic and a strong identity.  
  
  
  A striking design, a unique function and an aura of refinement in harmony with the finest watchmaking traditions: the new Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon combines all these ingredients. This Grande Complication model vividly demonstrates that it is in fact possible to combine technical performances, discreet aesthetic elegance and spectacular horological complexity. 
   
  The Sphérotourbillon : a precision-adjusted tourbillon  
  
  
  Precision is the cornerstone of the Dual-Wing concept and was the watchword for the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers in their reflection leading to the creation of the Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon. The result is a watch that can legitimately claim to be the first tourbillon watch adjustable to the nearest second. For what’s the point of precision if you can’t display it' 
  
  
  There are indeed very few tourbillon models with an extremely readable display of the seconds in a dedicated subdial, and even fewer with a stop seconds device. Certainly none until now had ever enabled the user to stop the seconds hand and bring it back to zero in order to perform an ultra-accurate time setting. 
  
  
  Using the Dual-Wing concept enabled the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers to create the first precision-adjusted tourbillon. A push-piece at 2 o’clock serves to bring the small seconds hand positioned beneath the tourbillon back to zero, according to the flyback principle. 
  
  
  One special feature of this flyback system is that it does not halt the operation of the regulating organ. The small seconds hand is reset to zero and begins running again instantly. This means the watch maintains optimal precision even when accurately adjusting the time to the nearest second. 
   
  A multi-axis tourbillon 
  
  
  Above and beyond its exemplary reliability, the chief characteristic of this Sphérotourbillon watch, the fourth exceptional model in the Duomètre line, is its tourbillon. 
  
  
  Initially devised for pocket-watches, the traditional tourbillon does not serve to compensate for the effects of gravity in all positions. An additional rotation axis must be added in order to achieve a three-dimensional rotation movement and thus prove itself more effective in all positions that a wristworn watch may adopt. 
  
  
  The openworked dial provides a fascinating view of the tourbillon performing an extremely unusual rotation movement. As well as revolving around the axis of its titanium carriage, the tourbillon also spins around a second axis, inclined at a 20° angle. The combination of these two distinct and fast rotations (respectively 30 and 15 seconds per revolution) serves to free the watch from the effects of gravity. 
  
  
  This spectacular tourbillon incorporates all the innovations that enabled Jaeger-LeCoultre to win a brilliant victory in the first official timing competition of the 21st century. The carriage machined from a single block of titanium features a combination of lightness and extreme precision. The cylindrical balance-spring with its two terminal curves beats with a concentricity impossible to achieve with a traditional balance-spring. The balance with its generous inertia oscillates at a cadence of 21,600 vibrations per hour. The balance-spring stud-holder is protected by a screw-locking system from the effects of shocks and vibrations to which the watch is subjected. 
  
  
  For enhanced visual pleasure, a transparent caseback provides an admirable “backstage” view of the intricate working of the hand-assembled and decorated movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 382.  
   
  Making complexity beautiful 
  
  
  This technological complexity nonetheless remains extremely beautiful. The innovative spirit of the watch merges with an inspired design inspired by vintage pocket-watches and designed to endow it with a blend of elegance and refinement.
  
  
  The level of finishing of the ébauches made in non-treated nickel silver accentuates the sense of exclusivity exuded by the Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s signature “côtes soleillées”, clean-cut exterior and internal angles, harmonious shapes: the appearance of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 382 is the very epitome of the watchmaking art. 
  
  
  Demonstrating profound respect for ideal proportions and watchmaking design codes, expressed through the sophisticated case, the restrained, highly readable dial, the polished bezel and lugs, and the satin-brushed case middle, the signature aesthetic characteristics of the Duomètre are meticulously preserved in this model and create a striking contrast with the level of complexity of the movement housed within. 
  
  
  The Dual-Wing concept is reflected on the dial by the presence of two separate zones: to the left sits the opening revealing the secrets of the Sphérotourbillon; and to the left the main dial indicating local time and the date, subtly placed on a lower level all around the dial. 
  
  
  An additional 24-hour subdial occupying the upper part of the dial serves to display the time in another time-zone, while the small seconds appear in the lower part. 
  
  
  In developing this Duomètre à Sphérotourbillion, the first tourbillon accurate to the nearest second thanks to the Dual-Wing concept combined with the small seconds flyback function, did the Jaeger-LeCoultre watchmakers realise that they were in fact creating one of the most exceptional models of this early 21st century '