Jaeger-LeCoultre Celebrates Golden Ration with New Reverso Models for 2023

By Gabriel Pessoa April 25, 2023

Jaeger-LeCoultre launches new Reverso Models to pay tribute to the original iconic timepieces while honoring the Golden Ratio.

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The Golden Ratio, also known as Golden Mean, Golden Section, Golden Number or Divine Proportion represents the unique relationship within an object, where the ratio of a larger part to a smaller part is the same as the ratio of the larger part to the whole. This intriguing mathematical relationship also translates into so-called golden spirals and rectangles. A golden rectangle is one in which, if a square is cut from it, with sides the same length as the rectangle’s shorter side, the remaining rectangle has the same proportion as the original rectangle.

Considering the Reverso’s original form was created in 1931, at the height of the Art Deco movement, it should come as a surprise to no one that this iconic timepiece expresses the concepts revolving the Golden Ratio in the utmost eloquence.

This year, at Watches and Wonders, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced three new models to the Reverso Tribute collection.

The Reverso Tribute Chronograph honors the ground-breaking Reverso Chronograph of 1996, reinventing it with the new caliber 860 which, in addition to revealing the beautifully crafted chronograph mechanism on the reverse side, displays the time indication on both the front and reverse.

The Reverso Tribute Duoface Tourbillon presents the complication in an entirely new guise – as a flying tourbillon set within an ultra-thin Duoface movement, displaying a second time zone on the reverse dial.

Four new Reverso Tribute Small Seconds models introduce new dials to the collection, in color variations from classical silver to rich burgundy and black. Being a Monoface Reverso, the case flips over to reveal the classical closed case-back, which offers an ideal canvas for personalized engravings and other decoration.

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In addition, Jaeger-LeCoultre presents an artistic expression of the Reverso caliber 179 in a redesigned case. With an array of finely crafted decorative details, including skeletonization and lacquer work, amplifying the technical tour-de-force and impressive visual effect of the Gyrotourbillon, the Reverso Hybris Artistica Calibre 179 is a noble expression of the 180 watchmaking skills housed under one roof within the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre.

For women, Jaeger-LeCoultre further highlights the artistic crafts housed within its Métiers Rares atelier, as two new interpretations of the Reverso demonstrate the Maison’s boundless inventiveness and creativity.

The Reverso One Precious Colors is offered in two eye-catching colour variations: its entire case is adorned with a geometric Art Deco pattern of enamel and diamonds, in a visually arresting and boldly original execution of the art of grand feu enamel.

Presenting a fresh and elegant way for the 21st-century woman to wear the Reverso, the Reverso Secret Necklace is a magnificent jewel that demonstrates, once again, the Reverso’s ability to constantly reinvent itself while faithfully respecting the original design codes. In a case entirely set with diamonds and onyx in an Art Deco pattern, the watch is suspended from a sinuous supple chain necklace of pink gold links and onyx beads.