Jaeger-Lecoultre’s Master Control Calendar Spotlights a Grained Sector Dial

Summary

• Jaeger-LeCoultre released a limited-edition Master Control Calendar watch
• The timepiece features a two-tone, grained gray dial and a jumping date hand
• Powered by the Calibre 866, it has a 70-hour power reserve and is limited to 500 pieces

Jaeger-LeCoultre introduces a fresh interpretation of its Master Control Calendar, a limited edition that pays tribute to the Maison’s pioneering 1940s triple-calendar movements. Housed in a 40mm stainless-steel case, the new model spotlights a finely grained, two-tone gray dial that nods to mid-century sector designs while feeling still thoroughly contemporary.

The dial is artfully divided into light and dark gray sectors for maximum legibility. Day and month apertures sit on white discs with black decal numerals at the top, while a small-seconds subdial below cradles the moonphase display — its polished moon drifting across a star-studded blue sky and encircled by dark-gray hour indices. Surrounding the hour track, a light-gray minute ring transitions into a dark-gray peripheral date scale, where a red-tipped hand “jumps” 90 degrees between the 15th and 16th each month so as never to obscure the moonphase.

At its heart beats the in-house Calibre 866, a self-winding movement boasting a 70-hour power reserve and the brand’s exacting “1000 Hours Control” certification. Its rapid-gliding date mechanism ensures that the red-tipped hand sweeps smoothly across the dial each mid-month without interrupting the lunar display. Produced in a run of 500 pieces, the Master Control Calendar retails at $15,300 USD and is available through Jaeger-LeCoultre.