Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Jaeger-LeCoultre · Rendez-Vous
Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous 44 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
Reference 87800OR.57
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Collection
- Rendez-Vous
- Model
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous 44 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k
- Reference number
- 87800OR.57
- Year / era
- 1979 · 1970s — quartz-crisis era
- Complication
- GMT / second time zone
- Movement
- In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Dial type
- Mother-of-pearl
- Strap / bracelet
- Rubber strap with titanium clasp
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Limited edition of 88 pieces
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 44 mm
- Case thickness
- 8.8 mm
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Bezel
- Bidirectional 24-hour Cerachrom
- Crystal
- Sapphire with internal AR treatment
- Dial
- Mother-of-pearl
- Hands
- Skeletonised sword hands, white luminescent
- Indexes
- Diamond-set hour markers
- Bracelet / strap
- Rubber strap with titanium clasp
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 21C — In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 36,000 vph (5 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 5 days
- Number of jewels
- 25 jewels
- Complications
- GMT / second time zone
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- Finishing, assembly and timing are carried out in the manufacture's own atelier.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1979 – 1992
- Limited-edition quantity
- 88 pieces
- Current market information
- Trades close to retail on the secondary market, with steady demand for full-set examples.
Designer
In-house design studio
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez-Vous 44 mm Mother-of-pearl 18k sits within Jaeger-LeCoultre's Rendez-Vous line, introduced in 1979. It carries the house codes established since 1833 — 18k rose gold case, mother-of-pearl dial and in-house automatic with 22k gold rotor — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
- Early production dials show a slightly different minute track, and collectors pay a premium for them.
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
1833
Antoine LeCoultre founds Jaeger-LeCoultre in Switzerland.
1873
Jaeger-LeCoultre earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Jaeger-LeCoultre to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Jaeger-LeCoultre enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Jaeger-LeCoultre continues to produce Reverso, Master Control, Master Ultra Thin and other icons in limited numbers.
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