Veteran players know that Jaeger-LeCoultre is known as “the watchmaker among watchmakers” in the world of famous fake watches, which shows Jaeger-LeCoultre’s strong movement research and development capabilities. However, Jaeger-LeCoultre masters, master moon phases, full-calendar moon phases, clowns and other mainstream models in the market that players usually come into contact with most do not actually display the “full strength” of Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Only with this level of Dual Wing system series can Jaeger-LeCoultre’s “true strength” be displayed. The exquisite and unique movement design of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system series can only be completed by a ‘watchmaker among watchmakers’. Not long ago, I also got a real watch of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system moon phase. Let’s take a look today.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system series was actually launched relatively early, and was first launched in 2007. The first biplane series to come out is the biplane chronograph. And after timing, the moon phase, world time, and tourbillon were launched. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dual Wing system broke the conventional movement structure. Once launched, it shocked the watch world and became the iconic series of Jaeger-LeCoultre. So let’s look at the movement first.
What does Dual Wing system mean?
The structure of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system is that there are two independent sets of clockwork gear trains in one movement, one set of clockwork gear trains is responsible for driving travel time and additional functions (calendar, moon, etc.), and one set of clockwork gear trains is responsible for Drives escapement and balance wheel. Two sets of mainspring wheel trains, similar to the letter “Y”, two branches, and finally at the escapement and balance wheel, they are combined into one.
Some players will ask, why did Jaeger-LeCoultre design the movement like this? This is because a conventional watch has only one set of gear trains. If additional functions such as calendar, moon phase, and timing are superimposed on this set of gear trains, it will burden the movement, reduce the torque of the mainspring, and reduce the balance. The swing amplitude of the wheel affects the travel time. Jaeger-LeCoultre best fake watches Dual Wing system movement, two sets of mainspring wheel trains, each performing its own duties, and various additional functions of the watch will not cause a burden or influence on the operation of the balance wheel, so as to ensure accurate travel time. This is the purpose of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system.
Dual Wing system is the essence of Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system moon phase, using Jaeger-LeCoultre 381 Dual Wing system manual winding movement. We can see that there are two mainsprings on the movement, one mainspring box is written Regulateur, which is the mainspring that drives the escapement and balance wheel; one mainspring box is written Heures / Minutes, which is the mainspring that drives the travel time and Clockwork with additional functions (calendar, moon phases). From the two barrels, a wheel train extends from each, and finally merges into one at the escapement. The escape wheel of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system is double-layered. The upper layer is used for the travel time and additional function wheel train, and the lower layer is used for the escapement balance wheel, so that the double-layer escape wheel is integrated.
Corresponding to the watch face, you can see that the small dial on the right side of the dial is the hour and minute hands, and the hollowed out part at 5 o’clock below is its power display; the small dial on the left side of the dial is the moon phase and calendar pointer, and the hollowed out place at 7 o’clock below is its corresponding power display. The reason why the dial has such a unique layout is the Dual Wing system movement, which is determined by two sets of power trains. When winding the watch, turn the crown forward to wind one set of wheels; turn the crown backwards to wind the other set, which is very delicate.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system has two very high-tech configurations:
1. At 6 o’clock on the moon phase dial of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system, there is a 1/6 second, jumping second hand. Turn around in 1 second and jump 6 times in a circle. It spins quickly on the dial, which is very dazzling. The principle is that the jumping second hand is directly driven by the escape wheel (the upper layer of the double-layer escape wheel drives a star gear), so it can make a circle in 1 second and indicate 1/6 second.
2. The moon phase of the Jaeger-LeCoultre fake Dual Wing system has the function of stopping seconds and returning to zero. When the first gear of the crown is pulled out, the second hand of the watch
and the 1/6 second hand of the jumping second will automatically stop. Continue to pull out the second gear of the crown, the watch second hand, 1/6 jump second hand, automatically reset to zero. Moreover, during the second stop/return to zero process, the balance wheel and escapement will not stop, but will continue to operate normally. This is because the Dual Wing system has a separate set of mainspring wheel trains to drive the balance wheel and escapement, so any operation and additional functions will not affect or interrupt the normal operation of the watch.
In addition to the exquisite and complex structure of the Dual Wing system,
the movement of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system is also polished and decorated to a top level,
and it is different from the conventional Jaeger-LeCoultre movement. We can see that the Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system movement uses German silver splints,
and the color of the movement splints is very similar to that of Lange. It is different from the silver rhodium-plated movement splint of general Jaeger-LeCoultre.
The upper splint is decorated with Geneva stripes, centered on the balance wheel, and radiates around. The lower plywood is covered with fish scale decoration. The splints of the movement are all chamfered and polished, and a large number of exposed screws are blued. Due to the Dual Wing system structure, two sets of mainspring wheel trains, the movement has many independent splints,
and some are hollowed out, the visual effect is patchwork, and some technical details can also be seen. For example, the wolf tooth wheels and winding pawls of the two barrels;
the zero return lever of the second wheel in the central position;
the double-layer escapement wheel next to the balance wheel,
the technology and art have reached the top level in the world of famous luxury replica watches.
This Jaeger-LeCoultre Dual Wing system moon phase is a platinum case, 40.5mm, and 13.5mm thick. Dual Wing system moon phase, medium size, with a certain thickness. Personally, I like a watch with a certain thickness, which has a stronger sense of presence in the hand. Some ultra-thin watches, after getting started, will feel light and light, with no sense of presence.
In the world of famous watches, there are two sentences. Cartier is the milk cow of Richemont Group. Jaeger-LeCoultre is the engine of the Richemont Group. The former said that the entire Richemont Group is “supported” by Cartier;
the latter means that Jaeger-LeCoultre’s movement research and development capabilities are the “technical support” of the entire Richemont Group. What you may not know is that in the 1990s, the modern A. Lange & Söhne was revived, and the movements of the first generation A. Lange & Söhne 1 were all modified on the basis of Jaeger-LeCoultre movements.
