This Party-Ready Jaeger-LeCoultre Might Be the Best Dress Watch of 2025 Meet the new 36mm Master Control Classic. Published: Dec 01, 2025 3:51 PM EST Jaeger-LeCoultre Jaeger-LeCoultre has revived one of its lesser-known milestones with the Master Control Classic , a limited run of 500 pieces that reinterprets a 1994 reference long admired for its elegant, restrained design. The new model arrives in a 36mm stainless-steel case, which is two millimeters larger than the original, but otherwise closely aligned with the earlier watch’s proportions and layout. Jaeger-LeCoultre The profile remains slim at 8.15mm, a nod to the collection’s focus on everyday wearability rather than look-at-me styling or overt complication. The silvery-white sunray dial keeps the ’94 model’s minimalism intact. Elongated triangular hour markers, small luminescent dots, and clean Dauphine hands emphasize legibility, while a blued central seconds hand introduces a measured hint of contrast. Inside, the updates are more substantial. The Master Control Classic uses the latest evolution of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s caliber 899, a long-standing automatic movement that now offers a 70-hour power reserve after successive rounds of technical refinement. Jaeger-LeCoultre Around the back, the steel case is finished with a medallion inspired by early Master Control models and marks the watch’s “1,000-hour Control” certification—a protocol that tests the fully cased watch rather than the movement alone, introduced in 1992 and continually expanded since. At $8,950, the Master Control Classic is positioned as a precise and deliberately understated revival, designed to link a formative moment in the brand’s 1990s history with the expectations of today’s collectors. If you ask us, it's a very good move. Source: https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-accessories/a69597536/party-ready-jaeger-lecoultre-dress-watch-36mm/