Jaeger-LeCoultre
Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds
Q3988481

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds watch - 47 x 28.3 mm - Stainless steel - Manual winding

Featuring the Duoface complication, the Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds watch is inspired by the Art Deco codes of the very first models from 1931. On the front, the sunray-lacquered blue dial clearly displays its attributes and functions: railroad minute track, trapezoidal applied indexes, Dauphine hands and small seconds at 6 o’clock. On the reverse, the sunrayed silver dial gives way to a Night & Day indicator centred at 6 o’clock. The second time zone is easily set by means of a trigger on the side of the steel case. The watch is equipped with two bracelets designed by Casa Fagliano: the first in blue leather, the second in the same colour, leather and canvas.

SENSE OF STYLE
The Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds pays homage to the colorful models made in 1931, when this icon was adopted beyond the polo fields. Today, its sunray-brushed front dial is adorned in vivid blue or deep black and a redesigned silver sunrayed back dial to bring a strong sense of style without compromising the integrity of the original design.

DESIGNED FOR REVERSO
Evoking the exclusive world of polo, the Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds is paired with two matching straps designed by Casa Fagliano – the celebrated Argentinian maker of polo and riding boots -, underlining the timeless modernity of the Reverso design.

A UNIQUE EXPRESSION OF DUAL TIME
With an elegant simplicity, hours, minutes and small seconds are indicated on the front dial. The reverse dial features a second time-zone and a 24-hour indicator. To maintain the integrity of the case design, the hours for the second time zone are adjusted by a small and invisible slider set into the top case-band.

A RECTANGULAR HEART
The manually wound Calibre 854, entirely conceived, developed and produced in-house within the Manufacture, is an uncommon rectangular movement shaped to fit the rectangular Reverso case. The genius of the Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds lies in its two back-to-back dials with their two pairs of hands rotating in opposite directions, thus driven by a single movement.

A DEFT SYNTHESIS OF STYLE AND FUNCTION
Rooted in the Art Deco aesthetics, Reverso embodied a mechanical revolution allowed by La Grande Maison expertise. From the very beginning of its production, Reverso’s calibres were shaped to follow the curves of its rectangular case, an ingenious answer to maximise space used and therefore the precision of the calibre. In 1931, it was seen as a revolution in Haute Horlogerie: an unusual rectangular case, powered by shaped calibres, set in a dedicated casing ring to protect them from shocks, humidity and the passing of time. This technical challenge overtook by the Manufacture was fully embraced at the beginning of the 1990s, when Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced grandes complications in Reverso.