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We can all agree:
The black enamel and rose gold combination are timeless, beautiful and desirable whilst the Year of the Tiger verso engraving/enamel will have limited appeal.
Where does this leave us?
We must wonder about the goal of current maison leadership with respect to the push/pull of creative/artistic endeavor AND desire for production of an all out popular "home run" general production model. The maison seems to deliberately avoid making even a few regular production pieces that (it knows) will sell like hotcakes. Why is this? Fear of these few models eclipsing sales of everything else in the catalog?
JLC beats to its own drummer, and this mystery drummer has his/her own rhythm which remains atonal to me. I still am waiting for announcement of JLC's modernization of its workhorse movements (i.e. power reserve) to be implemented across the board in all model lines (reverso and master lines). I still am waiting for a manual wind central seconds movement. I still am waiting for JLC to distill its lineup. JLC's enamelers are as good as any, but what about the design aesthetic of the non-"belle horlogerie" watches? And my hopes for a modern non-Atmos art deco-ish desk (not mantle) clock (methinks) will not come to fruition in my lifetime.
For now, my tribute to geophysic 1958 steel 1/800 piece will have to suffice. I may admire the beauty of the recto of this piece, but the whole package makes it another reason for me not to open my wallet... There is something beautiful about a solid caseback/verso which, in the right moment, would be personalized by me with a monogram/date/etc etc
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News flash: Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Tribute Enamel Tiger 2022.
Jaeger Lecoultre just unveiled this Reverso Tribute Enamel Tiger, to celebrate the Chinese " Year of the Tiger ", this year, made to order, so not a limited edition. The case is in rose gold, with classic dimensions ( 45, 5 x 27, 4 X 9, 73 mm ). The main ...
Sublime.
I love the metallic print railroad track and script. Better, to my eyes, than the white print on the previous gold tribute faces. Is it too much to hope for a recto-only version in stainless steel later this year?
Do you mean steel case with a black enamel dial?
Besides the enamel dial, there has already been previous black dial Tributes (non-enamel). If you are indeed referring to an enamel dial then would love to also see that in a platinum case…but unlikely since it seems all platinum Reversos have amazing com...
Yes. And no.
Ideally, I'd like to see a version of the Reverso Tribute Small Seconds in Steel with a black dial. Perhaps enamel, though not necessarily. (The previous blue, burgundy, and green Small Seconds obviously have sunray dials). I like my Reversos with an engr...
I can see it in my mind’s eye…that would be another irresistible option.
…and I see where it would fit into your deck of Reversos 😉
This enamel black dial
is unbelievable beautiful!! Perhaps there will be also a version with a simple back case to make your own engraving or a second time zone on the backside? Then I would try to get it.
Love this version!
Always a fan of rose gold paired with a black dial, it looks great on the Reverso especially. The tiger engraving is fantastic as well!
They already get it.....
....it's just that they reserve the cleaner and desirable dial without the circular sub dial for the much more expensive dial treatments and you then also have to pay even more for due to the included handpainted works of art on the back. They really shou...
So true
we hold JLC to highest standards and hence the scrutiny in the minutest details, any reverso is a great reverso!
sigh...
We can all agree: The black enamel and rose gold combination are timeless, beautiful and desirable whilst the Year of the Tiger verso engraving/enamel will have limited appeal. Where does this leave us? We must wonder about the goal of current maison lead...
The dial is better than well done. It is exceptional. Even the engraving is well done. Overall, a very well executed piece...
They should have a version without the engraving. Just the nice black dial. I definitely agree with you there.
Very nice!
I really like the gold dust logo, one of the best of JLC's. I agree with the plain case back, would be lovely! Best E.
