Reference 8 | Yellow Gold jaeger-lecoultre This Insight Micro-Rotor represents Romain

This Insight Micro-Rotor represents Romain Gauthier's industrial yet traditional aesthetic

The lugs – that feature a unique shape – curve down and are designed to jigsaw precisely with the grey rubber strap the watch comes on

The dial is a contrasting blend of walnut and chrome

its minimal layout is a visual reference to early attempts to read time based on the position of the sun in the sky

Reference 8 | Yellow Gold jaeger-lecoultre This Insight Micro-Rotor represents RomainAn elegant example of the Urban Jrgensen Reference 8, which features the 37mm case in yellow gold, a dial adorned with two textures of guilloche, and more unusually seen yellow gold baton numerals. Powering it is the finely finished self winding calibre 1160, based on an F. Piguet ebauche. Urban Jrgensen has a rich history that goes back to the late 18th century. The manufactures namesake, Urban Jrgensen (1776 1830), along with his father Jrgen