{"id":7841,"date":"2022-01-14T16:27:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T15:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=7841"},"modified":"2022-01-20T16:41:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:41:45","slug":"a-brief-history-of-luxury-the-story-of-the-rendez-vous-watch-by-jaeger-lecoultre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/a-brief-history-of-luxury-the-story-of-the-rendez-vous-watch-by-jaeger-lecoultre\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaeger-LeCoultre: the feminine card with the &#8220;Rendez-vous&#8221; watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"initial-letter\"><p>For the release of the new Rendez-Vous Dazzling Night &amp; Day watch by Jaeger-Lecoultre, American actress Amanda Seyfried poses for this couture timepiece. A look back at the history of the Rendez-Vous collection.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Succeeding actress <strong>Diane Kruger<\/strong> as muse, <strong>Oscar-nominated<\/strong> American actress <strong>Amanda Seyfried<\/strong> embodies the new <strong>Rendez-Vous<\/strong> watch, titled Dazzling Night &amp; Day, in an elegant photo shoot for<strong> Jaeger-LeCoultre<\/strong> with renowned New York photographer <strong>Alique<\/strong>. A friend of the Swiss watchmaker since 2019, she wears the <em><strong>Rendez-Vous Dazzling Night &amp; Day<\/strong> <\/em>watch, which elegantly evokes mystery and a beauty that fascinates with its dazzling diamonds, delicate mother-of-pearl dial as well as its day\/night indicator. &#8220;<em>The diamonds in the Rendez-Vous Dazzling give the rounded case a whole new dimension. There&#8217;s something really fascinating about the sparkle,<\/em>&#8221; says the actress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amanda was seduced by Jaeger-LeCoultre&#8217;s feminine complications: &#8220;<em>I&#8217;ve always been fascinated by the night sky. There is something so mysterious and romantic about it. To bring such refinement to watchmaking expertise is exceptional in my eyes.&#8221;<\/em> Last October, she posed for the<strong> 90th anniversary of Jaeger-Lecoultre&#8217;s legendary Reverso model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVA2xMMIfxt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Voir cette publication sur Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVA2xMMIfxt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Jaeger-LeCoultre (@jaegerlecoultre)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the record, and contrary to popular belief,<strong> the first wristwatches were worn by women<\/strong>. Always at the forefront, Jaeger-LeCoultre was one of the first to offer them elegant watches, entirely set with diamonds and equipped with exceptionally small calibers. The Rendez-Vous collection is no exception to the rule and is a tribute to this tradition, <strong>a desire to sublimate the woman of today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7842\" style=\"width: 1186px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7843\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1186\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre.jpg 1186w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-370x195.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-800x422.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-185x97.jpg 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-740x390.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-400x211.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Diane-Kruger-pour-la-collection-de-montres-Rendez-Vous-de-Jaeger-Lecoultre-91x48.jpg 91w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1186px) 100vw, 1186px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Diane Kruger for the Rendez-Vous collection \u00a9 Jaeger-Lecoultre<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Rendez-Vous<\/strong> collection is mysterious and does not reveal its secrets at first glance. Indeed, its automatic movement, whose sapphire back reveals the complexity of its workings, the delicacy of its finishing and its finely guilloched or mother-of-pearl dial as well as the brilliance of its precious stones are revealed when one looks at this delicate work. <strong>The work on the diamonds and precious stones is left to the care of the company&#8217;s master gem setters<\/strong>, who adopt the claw setting technique, which is distinguished by the fact that small gold wires hold the stones in place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7844\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7845\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-370x463.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-185x231.jpg 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-740x925.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-20x25.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/amandaseyfriedwearingjaeger-lecoultrerendez-vousdazzling@alique6-38x48.jpg 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Amanda Seyfried wearing the Rendez-Vous Dazzling Night &amp; Day watch \u00a9 Jaeger-Lecoultre<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the <strong>Rendez-Vous Dazzling&#8217;s<\/strong> white mother-of-pearl dial, the day\/night indicator is set on an iridescent disc studded with golden stars. As the disc rotates, a golden crescent moon slowly follows a wavy sun as day turns to night. <strong>Two rows of diamonds surround the dial and the way the outer ring of 36 stones<\/strong> has been set gives it an airy appearance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7846\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7846\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7847\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-185x104.jpg 185w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-740x416.jpg 740w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2022-rdvdazzling-stilllife-16.92-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Rendez-Vous Dazzling Night &amp; Day watch \u00a9 Jaeger-Lecoultre<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Rendez-Vous collection, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaeger-lecoultre.com\/eu\/en\/chronicles\/valentines-day.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/tag-heuer-collaborates-with-super-mario-on-a-connected-watch\/?lang=en\">TAG HEUER COLLABORATES WITH SUPER MARIO ON A CONNECTED WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : \u00a9 Jaeger-Lecoultre<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the release of the new Rendez-Vous Dazzling Night &amp; Day watch by Jaeger-Lecoultre, American actress Amanda Seyfried poses for this couture timepiece. 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