Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches was awarded in two categories at the “Watch of the Year” award ceremony held by “Viennatime 2010” in the Hofburg imperial palace in Vienna.Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Memovox won the Public Prize in the “Classic Elegance” category, while Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication was awarded the First prize by the Jury in the “Horological Excellence” category.

Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication. © Jaeger-LeCoultre

Having invented the first automatic movement with the alarm function that equipped its Memovox watches 60 years ago, today Jaeger-LeCoultre is proud to receive the First Prize for the Master Memovox, one of the most emblematic creations of the Grande Maison, representing the most classic expression of the watchmaking art.

Master Memovox. © Jaeger-LeCoultre

The award-winning Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication is the innovative timepiece which comprises three complications constituting a superbly elegant association of proud traditions and avant-garde technology: a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon and a sidereal zodiac calendar.

The Watch of the Year award has become a highly anticipated event that attracts Austrian and international public. The award is attributed in four categories based on the vote conducted among the visitors of Viennatime, Austria’s biggest and most important watch exhibition that celebrated its 10th Anniversary this year and was attended by over 10,000 visitors last November.