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Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre 44 mm Skeletonised Quartz
Front view

Front view

Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.

Case-back view

Case-back view

Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.

Movement

Movement

Calibre with its finishing and decoration.

On the wrist

On the wrist

Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.

Jaeger-LeCoultre · Duometre

Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre 44 mm Skeletonised Quartz

Reference 58836OR.47

Reference at a glance

Brand
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Collection
Duometre
Model
Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre 44 mm Skeletonised Quartz
Reference number
58836OR.47
Year / era
1978 · 1970s — quartz-crisis era
Complication
Perpetual calendar
Movement
In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
Case material
Quartz TPT
Dial type
Skeletonised
Strap / bracelet
Integrated steel bracelet
Water resistance
100 m
Limited-edition status
Regular production, not a limited edition
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Case, dial & bracelet

Case dimensions
44 mm
Case thickness
11.3 mm
Case material
Quartz TPT
Bezel
Baguette diamond rainbow
Crystal
Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed
Dial
Skeletonised
Hands
Rhodium-plated baton hands with luminous fill
Indexes
Applied faceted white-gold indexes
Bracelet / strap
Integrated steel bracelet
Clasp / buckle
Folding clasp in matching case metal
Water resistance
100 m

Movement

Movement / calibre
Calibre 11F — In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
Movement type
Automatic with micro-rotor
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Power reserve
72 hours
Number of jewels
21 jewels
Complications
Perpetual calendar
Functions
Perpetual calendar, leap year
Watchmaker
Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.

Production & market

Production period
1978 – 1994
Limited-edition quantity
Not applicable
Current market information
Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.

Designer

Jörg Hysek

Jörg Hysek left Rolex and Seiko's European studios to build a design practice in Geneva, giving houses such as Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, Seiko and TAG Heuer their sculptural, architecture-led cases before founding his own brand, HD3.

Historical significance

Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre 44 mm Skeletonised Quartz sits within Jaeger-LeCoultre's Duometre line, introduced in 1978. It carries the house codes established since 1833 — quartz tpt case, skeletonised dial and in-house manual-winding, hand-finished — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.

Interesting facts

  • The bracelet tapers across its length, which is why the profile looks thinner on the wrist than the specification suggests.
  • Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
  • The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
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The House

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Brand facts

Founding year
1833
Founder
Antoine LeCoultre
Headquarters
Switzerland
Tier
Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
Major collections
Reverso, Master Control, Master Ultra Thin, Polaris, Duometre, Rendez-Vous, Atmos
Signature technologies
Composite and ceramic case materials · Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Certified chronometer regulation
Famous movements
In-house automatic micro-rotor · In-house tourbillon, manual-winding · In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
Notable watches
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 43 mm Meteorite Stainless (1989) · Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 42 mm Black Ceramic (1982) · Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 39 mm Ice Quartz (1961) · Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 39 mm Blue 18k (1971)

Brand history

Jaeger-LeCoultre has spent more than 193 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Reverso, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.

Antoine LeCoultre established Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1833, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Jaeger-LeCoultre calibre produced today.

Historical milestones

  1. 1833

    Antoine LeCoultre founds Jaeger-LeCoultre in Switzerland.

  2. 1873

    Jaeger-LeCoultre earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.

  3. 1969

    The quartz era forces Jaeger-LeCoultre to redefine mechanical watchmaking.

  4. 1990

    Jaeger-LeCoultre enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.

  5. 2024

    Jaeger-LeCoultre continues to produce Reverso, Master Control, Master Ultra Thin and other icons in limited numbers.

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