| v> | | | | Urbino’ by Titian; the Rokeby Venus’ |
| A brief intruduction of the Mater Minute Repeater of | | | | by Velasquez and Venus Anadyomène’ |
| the Vallée de Joux seires. | | | | by Ingres. |
| In 2009, the artists of the Manufacture wished to | | | | The creative talents of the Grande Maison in the |
| present an exceptional series illustrating a traditional | | | | Vallée de Joux have chosen to associate the |
| enamel technique — grand feu — on a | | | | testimony of their admiration for these great painters |
| famous timepiece in the Jaeger-LeCoultre collection: | | | | with the crystal-clear sound of the Master Minute |
| the Master Minute Repeater. | | | | Repeater. Nonetheless, in order to preserve the |
| The Manufacture has chosen to treat the dial of the | | | | authentic hierological nature of these exceptional |
| Master Minute Repeater to a stunning interpretation in | | | | artistic accomplishments, the four unique watches |
| the form of enameled miniatures of four famous | | | | dedicated to the great names in the universal painting |
| historical paintings depicting Venus, the goddess of | | | | heritage do not merely show the hours and minutes. |
| love. These works stem from a variety of sources of | | | | They are also distinguished by the presence of two |
| inspiration encompassing the Italian Renaissance, the | | | | additional indications appearing on the dial in a manner |
| Spanish school of art and French classicism, as | | | | that is both ideally legible and perfectly discreet: the |
| embodied by the famous examples selected by the | | | | torque released by the two barrels is shown at 4 |
| master-enamellers of the Manufacture: The Birth of | | | | o’clock, and the power reserve at 8 |
| Venus’ by Botticelli; The Venus of | | | | o’clock. |