Moon-Phase Calendar Watches
Some of watchmaking’s most stylish and practical examples are the calendar watches that unite not only day and date (and sometimes month), but display a moon phase disc. They can range from the resolutely retro to the classic with a contemporary twist and offer state-of-the-art movements.
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Control line was introduced in 1992, but pays homage to the brand’s elegant, round automatic watches from the 1940s and ’50s. The name comes from a dynamic 1,000-hour testing process. This year’s 40-mm Master Control Calendar (above, right, $11,000 in steel; $22,500 in rose gold) channels the aesthetic spirit of its ancestors with a classical dial layout, …
