Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic - References, Prices and Owners' Reviews

Created in 1931, the Reverso was presented at the time as a sports watch that responded to the problem of robustness by offering a reversible case to protect the dial as desired. Nowadays, the Reverso belongs more to the category of dress watches, although by changing the strap (equipped with quick releases) it adapts to all outfits with disconcerting ease. The Art Deco style highlighted by the gadroons and the work done on the dial won me over: alternating vertically brushed surfaces and guilloché, flame-blued hands and small seconds at six o'clock. The most attentive will notice the railroad track which is here replaced by a fine guilloché going around the dial. One last detail that I love: the "1" which from afar seem to be only batons when they are not! The manual movement that equips this model is a real treat to wind and allows the watch to slip under all sleeves. One question remains: what should be written on the back of this icon?

The Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso was a watchmaking grail for me since my adolescence and I was lucky enough to satisfy this desire after many years of waiting. Its art deco features and rectangular case make it a unique and divisive watch. For my part, I fell for it at first sight and have not stopped admiring it in shop windows for years. Despite its undeniable elegance, it remains versatile: a black strap and you're off for a formal outfit, a change of strap and you're off for the weekend. Friends who love watches like new, obviously move on, the mirror polish of the case forgives nothing but will bear witness to the pleasure you have in wearing your watch. What I particularly like is its dial which seems so simple and yet: very discreet railroad track on the edges, brushed exterior of the dial, smooth railroad track of the small seconds center of the hour, minute and second hands guilloché. The whole thing is enhanced by the blued hands that will be seen mainly in bright light. Of course, it is a watch that I ultimately wear rarely, but the fact remains that every time I put it on my wrist I find the same pleasure.

Timeless, art deco, classic, trendy... All the adjectives could describe the Jaeger Lecoultre reverso. I rarely wear it but every time I put it on my wrist, the same effect occurs: I'm crazy about it. Initially a little reluctant because it's a "small" watch, but I think that this kind of model should continue to be worn in their original format. A watch that hasn't changed its design since 1931 and is still all the rage, what can we add? Nothing... We look at it and we appreciate it.