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Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 976 Ceniceros Edition Technical Specifications

 

"The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is recognized by watchmaking connoisseurs as an Art Deco icon that stands out from other horological creations with a case that slides at the base and rotates completely on itself. It was perhaps this uniqueness and originality that drove Jaeger-LeCoultre to create a unique Special Edition linked to conceptual art that pays homage to the renowned Mexican painter, muralist, and engraver Guillermo Ceniceros. This magnificent association takes shape in the impressive Grande Reverso 976 Guillermo Ceniceros Special Edition.

Guillermo Ceniceros was born in 1939 in El Salto, a town in the Mexican state of Durango. He got a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Nuevo Leon and was part of a team assembled by the famous Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros to create seven of his celebrated murals. In 1969, he received a special award from Mexico’s Ministry of Education and was later nominated for the World Art Contest. His works have received international accolades and are featured in public and private collections all around the world. Ceniceros is a figurative artist whose work focuses on the study of form, space, and the subject’s overall harmony, with particular emphasis on female subjects. He creates his own materials and working implements.

Like the Reverso’s design, Ceniceros’ work has evolved while remaining faithful to its own personality, flowing through a wide range of theme variations. Itself a precious vessel, the Reverso holds a veritable treasure of passion and watchmaking prowess, essential values it shares with the work of this outstanding Mexican artist, perpetuated in murals such as “Auguries and Premonitions,” a 90-square-foot masterpiece that decorates the building of the Mexican Foreign Trade Bank, or the recently unveiled “Constituent Congress,” in Mexico’s legislative building.

Underneath its classic, timeless features, the Grande Reverso 976 conceals a 21st century horological mechanism. Its large variable inertia balance is housed at the bottom of this masterpiece’s case, capable of producing 28,800 vibrations per hour, giving the Reverso remarkable accuracy. A special mechanism allows forward or backward adjustment of the hours in one-hour increments without affecting the minute and second precision. The Grande Reverso boasts an unprecedented 30 x 48.5 mm case and its most notable feature is its splendidly simple black dial with finished indices in vintage orange tint, embellished with traditional Art Deco numerals and dual finishing. The center rectangle is guilloched and has a Clous de Paris engraving, and the outside features a satin finish. This delicate ornamental interplay is repeated in the small seconds hand located at the 6 o’clock position.

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Reverso, Jaeger-LeCoultre decided to invite renowned artists and engravers to create exceptional works of art that will be featured on the case back. For Mexico, the Manufacture chose to commemorate the artistic career of Guillermo Cisneros. The work of art engraved in the back of the case of this special edition expresses two different elements: man’s duality from a modernistic perspective in the stainless steel edition; and man in motion in the rose gold edition."

Two Limited Series

The first model of the GRAN REVERSO 976 Guillermo Ceniceros Edition will feature a stainless steel case with lacquer engraving and will be limited to 50 pieces. The second edition will be produced in rose gold, featuring a fully engraved case, and will be limited to 10 pieces.

Description:

 

Grande Reverso 976 – Guillermo Ceniceros Limited Edition

CALIBER: JAEGER-LECOULTRE: 976

MOVEMENT: Hand winding


Number of pieces: 151 


Vibrations per hour: 28,800

Power reserve: 48 hours

Jewels: 19

Barrel: 1 


Height: 4.15 mm

FUNCTIONS: Hour - Minute 
Seconds

CASE:   Stainless steel
Limited to 50 pieces, REF: Q373847M 

DIAL:         Vertical black guilloché and Clous de Paris engraving

HANDS AND NUMERALS: Sword, vintage orange tint numerals and hands

STRAP/BRACELET: Alligator leather

 

 

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This message has been edited by ED209 on 2011-10-26 01:38:00