Reference 9022450 renders the Polaris Chronograph in 18k pink gold with a charcoal grey dial, and this JLC Polaris Chronograph rose gold reference is the dressiest entry in a range originally designed for sport and active use. The 42mm case in warm-toned pink gold against a sunray-brushed grey centre reads as sophisticated rather than rugged, and the black tachymetre flange draws a hard line around the outer edge. Where most Polaris variants lean toward brushed steel and active aesthetics suited for weekend wear, the 9022450 trades that for a bolder and more luxurious visual identity. Two round pushers at 2 and 4 o’clock flank the single pink gold crown, and the tachymetre track sits on a fixed dial flange; the rotating inner diving bezel belongs to the Polaris Date, not to this chronograph case.

Technical Overview

• Case diameter: 42mm
• Case material: rose gold with polished and satin-brushed surfaces
• Dial: charcoal grey, sunray-brushed centre and grained outer ring, applied luminous indices with pink gold Arabic 12 and 6
• Crystal: sapphire with anti-reflective treatment
• Flange: fixed tachymetre scale, 60 to 500 units per hour
• Strap: brown alligator leather with pink gold folding buckle
• Movement: clone Cal. 751, automatic, 28,800 vph
• Functions: hours, minutes, central chronograph seconds, 30-minute counter at 3, 12-hour counter at 9

The chronograph is the detail that keeps the watch from tipping entirely into dress territory. The pushers drive a central seconds hand, a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and a 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock, so a full working day can be timed without leaving the dial. There is no date window, which is why the grey dial stays symmetrical from 12 down to 6.

Inside the Movement

The genuine Cal. 751 is an integrated automatic chronograph with a column wheel and a vertical clutch, 37 jewels and 65 hours of reserve from twin barrels at 28,800 vph. The clone fitted here copies that architecture and the counter layout, and winds to 55 hours. Rose gold warmth carries across every surface, from the case flanks to the crown guards and the hands, while the alligator strap reinforces the dressy direction with a matching gold buckle. For the same chronograph in steel, compare against the Polaris Chronograph Q902843J, which runs the newer Cal. 761 with running seconds at nine in place of the 12-hour counter used here. Both belong to the Polaris family but appeal to entirely different wrist occasions.

What Sets It Apart

Rose gold Polaris references are uncommon in the Jaeger-LeCoultre catalog. Most of the lineup comes in stainless steel or ceramic finishes, which makes the 9022450 stand out in any rotation where you want the Polaris case shape without the all-steel uniform look. As a JLC Polaris Chronograph rose gold reference, the 9022450 occupies a niche that few sport-dress crossovers fill at 42mm, blending active-watch DNA with a precious-metal surface.

Pink gold makes this the outlier rather than the template, and the steel and gold Polaris references sit side by side on one page for exactly that comparison. Whether a precious-metal sports chronograph is the right way into the brand is argued out in our JLC super clone rankings.

Specifications

• Model: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph, pink gold
• Reference: 9022450 (Q9022450)
• Case: 18k pink gold, polished bezel and lugs, satin-brushed flanks
• Case size: 42 mm
• Dial: charcoal grey, sunray-brushed centre, grained outer ring
• Complications: chronograph, 30-minute counter at 3, 12-hour counter at 9, tachymetre
• Movement: clone Cal. 751, automatic, 28,800 vph
• Power reserve: 55 hours (genuine Cal. 751: 65 hours)
• Water resistance: 100 m (same as genuine)
• Crystal: sapphire
• Strap: brown alligator leather, pink gold folding buckle