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Jacques-David LeCoultre

Jacques-David LeCoultre led collaboration with Edmond Jaeger on ultra-thin movements, a partnership behind the Jaeger-LeCoultre name.

At a glance

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Jacques-David LeCoultre's work is Ultra-thin movement collaboration.

Jacques-David LeCoultre worked for or held a role at LeCoultre. 123

Jacques-David LeCoultre designed, developed or supplied work for Jaeger-LeCoultre. 123

Scope: Industry building

Why this person is included

Documented manufacturing leadership

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: LeCoultre; Jaeger-LeCoultre 2

Geographic ties: Switzerland. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    LeCoultre — Worked for / held role. Manufacturing leader 123

    Legacy affiliation: LeCoultre; Jaeger-LeCoultre. Person-level contribution: Led collaboration with Edmond Jaeger on ultra-thin movements, a partnership behind the Jaeger-LeCoultre name.

    Original affiliation wording: LeCoultre; Jaeger-LeCoultre. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Jaeger-LeCoultre — Designed / developed / supplied for. Collaboration with Edmond Jaeger on ultra-thin movements 123

    Legacy affiliation: LeCoultre; Jaeger-LeCoultre. Person-level contribution: Led collaboration with Edmond Jaeger on ultra-thin movements, a partnership behind the Jaeger-LeCoultre name.

    Original affiliation wording: LeCoultre; Jaeger-LeCoultre. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 2 field-specific evidence records with 3 public sources. Known links only; full career not established

Claim qualifications (2)
  • Specific role: Only Reverso-related collaboration here; the existing ultra-thin collaboration clause needs its own source. 2
  • Affiliations / workshops: Only Reverso-related collaboration here; the existing ultra-thin collaboration clause needs its own source. 2

Sources

  1. The history of Jaeger-LeCoultreJaeger-LeCoultre · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0073] Jaeger-LeCoultre. "The history of Jaeger-LeCoultre." Not stated. https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ez-en/our-maison/manufacture-since-1833/history-of-jaeger-lecoultre Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Access failed — alternative sources used

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: No usable full-page text recovered. New JLC press-history records support only the newly mapped claims.

  2. The Genesis of ReversoNot stated · Jaeger-LeCoultre · Manufacturer / original press release · 2025-04-01

    [S0273] Jaeger-LeCoultre. "The Genesis of Reverso." 2025-04-01. https://press.jaeger-lecoultre.com/the-genesis-of-reverso/ Accessed 2026-09-13. Locator: Made of pure innovation; patent 712.868 paragraph

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Brand retrospective

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Collaborative history; original patent not inspected. Marketing superlatives excluded. Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Collaborative history; original patent not inspected. Marketing superlatives excluded.

  3. https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/ez-en/our-maison/manufacture-since-1833/history-of-jaeger-lecoultre https://press.jaeger-lecoultre.com/the-genesis-of-reverso/linked source

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