Jaeger-LeCoultre

A new Reverso and a new Minute Repeater? Certainly not, for two reasons: We cannot forget that in 1994, Jaeger Lecoultre issued, for the first time, a minute repeater in a Reverso, which was quite challenging, at that time, because a minute repeater needs...  

Extremely low production on that one!

... For major manufacturers, like JLC, to make chiming watches in stainless steel - which is obviously the best metal for a repeater. I know, I know, they have to justify the high price by using some kind of gold, etc., but the think tank ought to know by... 

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... in Titanium is a fantastic piece. A grail, in fact. But it's not a Reverso chimer in stainless steel.

... If JLC ever makes a reverso in titanium, that would also be very special. They could go bigger but not Squadra big.

FP Journe made minute repeaters in steel cases, so it seems like a good idea!

Both from a technical and design perspective ! The "open dial" structure works surprisingly well with the classical Reverso style.

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I wonder if we will see the relative slimness extend to new versions of certain other reversos, where the size was challenging the traditional elegance of the reverso design.

Thanks for this post and info my friend

Listening to the video, I am actually surprised by the "quarter" sound, were the first "bing" sounds graver than the second one (something like "bong-bing"), while we (at least I !) are more used to a quarter sounding like "bing-bong"... I assume, it is t... 

The only negative I'll say, and it has nothing to do with this watch: if they put so much time into designing shaped movements of very high horological value, why can't they simply design a larger replacement for the 899 and stop using that tiny movement ...