Nicolas (amanico) provides a comprehensive overview of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Tribute to Reverso 1931 and Grande Reverso Ultra Thin series, tracing its evolution from 2011 to 2015. His post serves as an invaluable reference for understanding the diverse iterations and design philosophy behind these modern Reverso models. The author highlights the rich variety of materials and dial colors that emerged from this collection.
One of the highlights from the 2011 collection certainly was the Tribute to Reverso 1931.
We tend to forget the rose gold version which was introduced at the very same time than the steel. The steel being unveiled in an edition for the US:
This trio was the premise or the promise of a rich collection of Ultra Thin Reversos.
Judge by yourself: In 2012, we had The Red, in 2013, the Silver steel ( yes in 2011, there was also a silver grained dial in white gold ) and the Blue Duo, in 2014 came the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Chocolate, in rose gold, and in 2015, the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Seconde Centrale in white gold, without forgetting the elusive Green, for the London Boutique, made in a limited edition of 26 pieces.
I worked on a family picture, including all the models at the exception of the White Gold Silver dial and the Tribute To Reverso 1931 black dials, just to show what happened after 2011, and it is quite spectacular!
The big difference about the case: The Grande Reverso Ultra Thin simple or with the small seconds share the same dimensions: 46, 8 x 27, 4 and the same height: 7, 27 mm.
The Seconde Centrale and the Duo Blue are thicker, respectively 9, 2 and 8, 9 mm high. As we said it many times, we cannot call them ultra thin anymore, but rather reasonably thin.
The Blue is the only one to offer a complication, a second time zone.
As for the Seconde Centrale, this is the only one to house an automatic movement.
We could expect that with the introduction of the new Reverso Line in 2016, it would be the end of the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Saga and that The Green for the London Boutique would be the last one... In fact, we recently saw the Tribute to Magritte, a Tribute To Reverso 1931 with, on the verso, a lacquered engraving of the well known " This is not a pipe ". A limited edition of 15 pieces in steel and 5 pieces in white gold.
This last Tribute may not be the " swan song " of the Reverso since Jaeger Lecoultre will unveil another Magritte Edition next year, and another one later.
Will they be Grande Reverso Ultra Thin, though, or will they borrow the new Reverso cases? That is the question.
This enumeration of Reverso Ultra Thin raises another question: Do we feel the need to consider them as a theme of collection, or rather a diversity in which everybody can find HIS Reverso?
Collecting all of them will be problematic for two reasons: The scarcity of the Green, which was sold out very quickly, as well as the Tribute To Magritte, and the budget... One or two, or three is still ok, but getting all of them is another story. Dreams are sometimes tough to turn into reality.
Looking forward to reading your comments and thoughts,
Best.
Nicolas
