Among the most admired ranges from the great houses, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Control collection is, for this hack, one of the most elegant and understated. Launched in 1992, and kept relatively intact, it sees a relaunch in 2020 of four models, with detail changes, a new case material, sexy straps and other rejuvenating touches. This applies to the entire quartet of models, which consists of the triple-display moon-phase Calendar, the multi-time-zone Geographic, the combination Chronograph Calendar with a newly-developed calibre and the model assessed here, the Date.
Sharing the same round 40mm case, offered for all four is a new pink gold alloy, Le Grand Rose gold®, which has an undisclosed percentage of palladium to enhance its sheen and resist oxidisation. These are fitted as standard with traditional alligator straps in…
