Swiss Watches
The Swiss watch manufacturer has updated its 2009 Duo Date model with the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Duo (Ref. Q3742421) hand-wound watch in rose gold. As before, the watch features two dials: a silver one with Art-Deco style layout and “digital” calendar wheel, and a black one with more modern finish and a GMT indicator with day/night display at six o’clock. Thought about adding a The Onion-style joke about a guy with bi-polar disorder, but then decided that that one would be a very bad taste. Go figure.
Soon to be available both in rose gold and in stainless steel, the watch is powered by the same Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 986 hand-wound movement that we have already seen in the previous “GMT” version of the Reverso.
Featuring a simple calendar and a second time zone, the movement is only 4.15 millimeters thick, allowing for a relatively thin (for a double-faced watch) case.
Speaking of which, I must warn you that the case may be too large for some people with thin wrists.
According to official specifications, the watch will be 48.50 mm long, 30.00 mm wide and 10.20 mm thick. For example, the recently unveiled JLC Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute to 1931 was offered in a smaller 46.00 mm x 27.50 mm body and even that model may be considered large-sized. Still, featuring integrated lugs design, the timekeeper’s case is still not long enough to pose any serious problem: you must have really narrow wrists for the watch not to fit perfectly. The case is deliberately unsophisticated, but still looks extremely elegant and refined.
As the previous model, the new JLC Grande Reverso Duo will feature two dials: a guilloche silvered with a small seconds display at 6 o’clock and a date aperture at 12 o’clock, and a black one with the second time zone with 12-hour scale and a handy day/night indicator. What’s even more interesting is that both faces feature different approaches to night time legibility. While the silver one with its blued hands and high-contrast black Arabic numerals seems to be designed to be read in good lighting conditions, the one in black features has the numerals and the hands covered with white Superluminova making sure that you will always be able to tell time while suffering from jet lag in a Presidential Suite in a New-York City hotel of your choice.
The watch will be sold on a black alligator leather strap with a JLC folding clasp made in rose gold. The recommended minimum price is reported to be set at very much affordable (given the brand’s niche) $21,000 USD.
See also: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Squadra Chronograph GMT Palermo Open
Photos: Jaeger-LeCoultre
Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Duo in Rose Gold (Ref. Q3742421) manual-wind watch specification
Price: $21,000 (MSRP)
Movement: Manual, JLC Caliber 986, 28,800 vph, 19 jewels, 4.15 mm in height, 183 components, Swiss Made
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, dual-time zone (GMT) with 24-hour display, day/night indication
Power reserve: 48 hours
Case material: Rose gold
Bezel material: Rose gold
Case shape: Rectangular
Bezel shape: Rectangular
Case size: 48.50 mm x 30.00 mm
Lug width: No data
Case height: 10.20 mm
Dial: Guilloche Silvered / Guilloche Black
Numerals: Arabic
Hands: Blued steel
Water resistance: 30 meters
Strap: Black alligator leather with folding clasp
Crystal: Sapphire, antireflective coating
Case back: Sapphire