Introducing: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic 85th Anniversary Edition
Pre-SIHH 2016 announcements continue to roll into HODINKEE and this one is from fan (and HODINKEE) favorite, Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Reverso is turning 85 this year, and to celebrate, Jaeger-LeCoultre will show new models in both the Classic, and Tribute collections. 1 OF 17 Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, 1933. If there were a special horological Academy Award for the most inexhaustibly fertile source of design inspiration in a wristwatch of all time it might well go to the Reverso. In varying incarnations, it has been a vehicle for everything from high complications to dual time zone watches (for which application it is a natural) to some of the most beautifully decorated or engraved watches ever made. Possessed of both a very idiosyncratic identity, and remarkable versatility, it's the single watch most powerfully associated with Jaeger-LeCoultre and probably will be for the foreseeable future. 2 OF 17 3 OF 17 4 OF 17 Now, let's

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