I could not live without a Reverso Duo any longer, so ......

Jun 06, 2023,15:43 PM
 

I bought my 3rd one.


When I was new to this watch hobby, I went to a watch store to learn more. There, the sales person of a brand that I had never heard of, namely JLC, took a Reverso Duo from the case and before my eyes "reversed" the white dial on the front to the black dial on the back. My mouth opened and my jaw dropped to the floor! That was the neatest watch that I had ever seen.

I bought my first that was sadly too small for me. Next was the Grande Ltd. Ed. (at 32×52mm the grande-daddy of size) that I unfortunately had to sell last year to buy a holy grail. Last week I decided, "I can't live without a Reverso Duo." To me it's still one of the neatest watches in horology. I looked at older and current models. In the end, I decided on this one. I love the colored "front" dial that changes from blue to purple, and the beautifully executed clous de Paris guilloche "reverso" dial. I am glad to have a Reverso Duo on my wrist  again. 








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Nice, friendly and iconic. Congrats!

 
 By: amanico : June 6th, 2023-15:46
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Thanks, it is a special and iconic timepiece among so many.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:43
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absolutely stunning… this is the Duo I would acquire too

 
 By: j.jota : June 6th, 2023-16:01
just to confirm… this is the blue dial version? Those purple hues are wonderful +++
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Yes, he confirmed that in his post...

 
 By: India Whiskey Charlie : June 26th, 2023-15:15
"I love the colored "front" dial that changes from blue to purple."
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Great story Ron.

 
 By: LarsG : June 6th, 2023-16:34
A big congrats on your purchase for the third time. Reverso an eternal cool and classic watch. Enjoy!
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Thanks, I too agree. It's such a fun watch in many respects.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:46
Eternal, classic, iconic, and beautiful too.
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Very nice enjoy.

 
 By: pmh6000 : June 6th, 2023-17:41
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Thanks. I am enjoying every day so far.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:46
It's hard to take it off.
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Superb and congratulations!!!

 
 By: KCLQMULKU : June 6th, 2023-18:28
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Yes, it is superb. I am so glad to have it on my wrist.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:47
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This is a great one!

 
 By: stabilizer : June 6th, 2023-20:29
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Great indeed. Thanks so much for the kind comment.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:47
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Excellent choice.

 
 By: Stonec : June 6th, 2023-21:01
This one is a keeper.
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Yes, this one has GOT to be a keeper .

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:47
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One of my favorite watches. Kudos!!

 
 By: loketsp : June 7th, 2023-01:06
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Thanks, and yes it is a wonderful watch to have.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-01:48
It's fun to show non-watch people the 2 dials.
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Well said. I totally agree that both dials each have their own charm.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 7th, 2023-12:55
It's nice to marvel at those dials as well. Wear yours in good health.
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Do you notice the flaw in the second photo?

 
 By: patrick_y : June 25th, 2023-05:16
Do you notice the major dial flaw in the second photo? Night is defined as 1800h to 0600h and Day is defined as 0600h to 1800h. But this dial has gotten it mixed up. So either they misprinted the hours, or they misprinted the words.
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Ha! I never noticed and never paid attention. It's a lovely dial.

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 26th, 2023-14:19
Maybe the idea is 24 is definitely "night", so from 24:00-12:00 gets called night. And then since "12" is definitely day time, at least up until 19:00, 20:00 or even later in the summer time up north, so it's "day"??
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yes, I think the Night/Day text is merely there as an aesthetic title

 
 By: j.jota : June 26th, 2023-16:19
Rather than some kind of super-precise indicators… I think everyone knows how to read the 24hr time reasonably well. Both dials look enchanting
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Other Reverso Duo models have the hours different than this model...

 
 By: patrick_y : June 26th, 2023-17:02
Other Reverso Duo models have the hours correctly printed. This is just a strange mistake that oddly only applies to this specific blue JLC model. The mistake has been in existence for years. JLC knows about it. But just hasn't taken any action to adjust ... 
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No. It's a mistake. Compare it to other dials...

 
 By: patrick_y : June 26th, 2023-17:00
Look at other models of JLC's Reverso Duo, most of them don't have this mistake. It's a mistake JLC has known about for years. They just haven't made any fixes to it yet. Because 70% of the customers don't notice it anyways.
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I am 100% of those 70% who never noticed. Ha!

 
 By: Moka-Tiger (Ron) : June 27th, 2023-02:43
Actually, this dial below in a pic borrowed from the Internet has 6-18, 18-6. Now that we are talking about noticing and fixing dials, this one bothers me more because the 12 and 24 are placed at the sides right and left, respectively. Seems odd to have "...  
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You got it!

 
 By: patrick_y : June 27th, 2023-04:52
Yes, this is an example of the dial done the normal way. I don't know why this dial is done this way. JLC retail employees in Geneva and in Paris have admitted to me that to their knowledge it's a mistake. But there haven't been a lot of big complaints ab... 
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Congrats on acquiring an iconic reverso timepiece.

 
 By: Ping.Timeout : July 2nd, 2023-22:35
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