Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 90th Anniversary History

Key Points from the Discussion

• Many collectors expressed a desire for new dial aesthetics, specifically mentioning guilloché, enamel, meteorite, or mother-of-pearl, rather than focusing solely on new complications. The Master blue guilloché models were cited as examples of stunning dial work.
• There was a strong preference for 'Tribute' models, particularly the 1931s and Small Seconds, appreciating their clean dials, lack of Arabic numerals, thinness, and absence of distractions like date windows.
• A green dial version of the Reverso, perhaps a Small Seconds, was a popular suggestion, building on the success of the London Boutique edition.
• One collector hoped for at least one high-end piece with Triptych functionality and a perpetual calendar in the carrier, alongside updates to the Tribute Moon and Tribute Calendar with new Art Deco-inspired dials.
• An Annual Calendar Reverso was proposed as a novel complication, noting that JLC has intentionally avoided this in its round watches, making it a unique fit for the Reverso line.
• The inclusion of an alarm complication, similar to the Memovox, was suggested as a fitting and entirely new tribute for the Reverso line, which has not historically featured an alarm.