Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso - One That Never Gets Old

Even after 90 years, that moment when a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso turns over to reveal its secret dial is one that never gets old. Shan Lee reports.

-  Shan Lee

When you wear a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, you’ll quickly realise how the watch naturally draws appreciative glances and nods of approval from everyone it meets. But what’s also par for the course here are spontaneous conversations with fellow Reverso aficionados that never fail to uncover a surprise or two.

The Reverso’s long and enduring history certainly offers it lots to unpack, whether you’re a British polo player, a master watchmaker or just someone who fell hopelessly in love with the watch’s timeless Art Deco-inspired aesthetics. And for many, the magic of the Reverso happens as soon as its elegant reversible case swivels to reveal a second – and sometimes more dazzling – side to the timepiece.

DAWN TO DUSK

Known as the Duoface and the Duetto, these twin-dialled models took full advantage of the Reverso’s unique case construction, and in the process introduced a radically new aesthetic language to modern watchmaking. Where Duoface literally displays two different sets of hours and minutes, thereby functioning as a dual time complication unlike any other, Duetto presents a stylish interpretation of the double dial principle for women – classic sophistication on one side followed by glamour chic on the other.

Incorporating delicate contrasts as seen in its choice of numerals, hands, colours and textures, the Reverso Duetto transitions effortlessly from day to night, toggling between dials like it’s the most natural thing in the world for a watch to do.