Jaeger-LeCoultre is represented strong in the 2011 Dakar Rally. This year, the rally is taking place in South America and JLC will sponsor Greek motorbike rider Vasilis Orfanos during his 5th ride in the world’s toughest car rally. During the trek he’ll have the Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph on his wrist.
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Compressor Extreme World Chronograph is powered by its Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 752 which features an automatic chronograph combined with a world time function displaying simultaneously the time on the 24 different time-zones. It is designed for extreme conditions and equipped with a patented shock absorber system protecting the self-winding chronograph movement from vibrations and jolts, even under the most extreme conditions such as heat, water and sand. Perfect timepiece for this 16 day trek!!!
The Dakar Rally began back in 1977, when Thierry Sabine got lost on his motorbike in the Libyan desert during the Abidjan-Nice Rally. Sabine returned to France and promised himself that he would share his experience with as many people as possible. He proceeded to come up with a route starting in Europe, continuing to Algiers and crossing Agadez before eventually finishing at Dakar. Since then, the Paris-Dakar, a unique event sparked by the spirit of adventure, open to all riders and carrying a message of friendship between all men, has never failed to challenge, surprise and excite. Over the course of almost thirty years, it has generated innumerable sporting and human stories. I’m not quite sure how South America factures into this, but given the terrain of the Argentine and Chilean deserts, it should still be quite a challenge.
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