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You are a fan of the classic look of the Reverso, you want a time zone watch, and you prefer an automatic movement? In this case, this Reverso Classic Duoface is for you. The case has some generous dimensions, 47 x 28, 3 x 11, 6 mm, and is available in steel or in rose gold. The dials are treated di
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Nobody is interested in this one? Nicolas, could you explain what is on the middle of the back dial? It does look like a not very sharp disc... Best, Etienne
These pictures are featuring protos. I will take pictures of the definitive version when it is available. Not a big revolution, indeed. Best, Nicolas
just too plain almost as if it is there to temporarily cover up what is beneath or it will be replaced by something more beautiful later.....
To me, there are two very interesting developments in this model—one obvious and the other perhaps a bit more subtle. The obvious first innovation is having an automatic movement (rare enough in a Reverso) with a dual face feature. I would think that this would be difficult, not having the rotor interfere with the second face. So I think it's impressive. The second, more subtle feature is the mixing of markers and numbers on the two different watch faces. Previous versions would either have less
There is one thing I don't know... The Automatic movement. Introducing the automatic movement ( which is not totally true, since we already had auto movements with, for example, the Reverso Gran Sport in the early 2000's ), is a good thing, as some strongly desire automatic movements. But is it a good thing to drastically reduce manual movements in the Reverso Family? That, I don't know. Best, Nicolas
Well, I'm not unbiased here--the only Reverso I own is the Gran'Sport Automatique. So I don't buy into the notion that a manual-winding movement is an inherent feature in a Reverso. (I'd be interested to know if the JLC caliber 966 is basically the same as the 960R in the GSA, which I believe was the first automatic movement in a Reverso.) A duo-faced automatic movement is a first, I think. That said, I do think that it would be best to have a mix of automatic and manual movements in the Reverso
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