How do you pronounce Jaeger-LeCoultre? — The final answer
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Henk
First dragged into the watch world by a fascination of the Casio calculator watch as a kid. Bought my first mechanical in 2007 (a Certina), and my first more upmarket one in 2009 (Speedmaster).
Copenhagen, Denmark
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This brand name was created as a shibboleth to make non-native speakers sound ridiculous. Some say the initials. I say Jay Jay LeCoot.
Well, it is a German (my 1st language) word: "Jaeger", meaning "hunter", so you could pronounce it like the family name of the famous pilot Chuck Yaeger;
The French (my 2nd language) pronounce it "Sheshe" - sounds weird to me.
"LeCoultre" is obviously French, so "Yaeger lecootr" is my preferred way.