Chocolat

CWJ497-059

CWJ497-AP003 was crafted from a US-spec LeCoultre Cal. 497 Futurematic, circa 1958.

After this watch’s original owner provided it to Cloister to be reimagined, we mixed a warm hue of chocolate brown, inspired by the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute to 1931 Chocolat, before replacing the “LeCoultre” moniker with the full “Jaeger-LeCoultre” naming convention of European versions of the Futurematic. We rendered accenting text in a warm gold tone, replaced the standard “Futurematic” text with the art deco font found on the “Porthole” Futurematic, and lowered the text to balance the dial composition. We rendered a full “half moon” power reserve indicator in a warm red/ gold scheme. We commissioned a bespoke Parisian cordovan strap color-matched to the dial and installed a period-correct Jaeger-LeCoultre tang buckle (not pictured).