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Template:File Template:File C The Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie (also called Hybris Mechanica 6) is an automatic Grande Sonnerie repeater from Jaeger-LeCoultre.

Also called the Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie due to its place in the Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica series, the Grande Sonnerie was introduced in 2009 as a Grande Complication model for Jaeger-LeCoultre. It was sold alongside two other complicated pieces for $2.5 million, complete with a safe for storage.

At the time, this was the most complicated wristwatch in the world: With a total of 26 complications, it was the most complex and expensive Jaeger-LeCoultre model to date.

Movement:

Hand-wound manufacture movement JLC 182
Grande Sonnerie with full Westminster chimes
Perpetual calendar
Tourbillon
More than 1,300 parts

Case:

18 Kt. white gold
Ø 44 mm, H 15 mm
Domed anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Sapphire exhibition back
Waterproof to 5 atm

Dial:

Silver

Functions:

Hour, minute, seconds
Perpetual calendar with date, day, month, year and leap year
Repetition with Grande Sonnerie (full spectrum of sound), Petite Sonnerie (only hour strike), and "Silence"
Power reserve indicator

Strap:

Black alligator leather strap with folding clasp 18K white gold