2020 has been a year for vibrant dial colors in watchmaking, particularly green and red, and as the year draws to a close Jaeger-LeCoultre Replica has begun its 2021 celebrations a few weeks early with a timely burgundy dial take on one of its most enduring collections. The brand’s seminal Reverso collection will celebrate its […]
The Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso One collection Women on its mind… The Reverso One collection pays eloquent tribute to femininity by embodying its every nuance in a range of models nurtured by creativity. Reverso One Réédition, Cordonnet or Duetto Moon: recognising your very own means feeling your heart skip a beat, whatever the reason. Who can describe the origin […]
All Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watches have common characteristics: a swivel casing to protect the glass and the dial and a rectangular casing with triple fluting, art deco style. More than a watch, the Reverso is now a classic art deco, thanks to the design of its casingCreated in 1931 from an idea of René Alfred Chauvet, […]
Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre SA, or simply Jaeger-LeCoultre , is a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 and is based in Le Sentier, Switzerland. Since 2000, the company has been a fully owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury group Richemont. Jaeger-LeCoultre is regarded as a top-tier Richemont brand. It has hundreds of inventions, patents and over one thousand movementsto its name, including the world’s smallest movementThe earliest records of the LeCoultre family in Switzerland date from the 16th century, when Pierre LeCoultre (circa 1530 – circa 1600), a French Huguenot, fled to Geneva from Lisy-sur-Ourcq, France to escape religious persecution. In 1558, he obtained the status of “inhabitant” but left the following year to acquire a plot of land in the Vallée de Joux. Over time, a small community formed and in 1612, Pierre LeCoultre’s son built a church there, marking the founding of the villageSince Jaeger-LeCoultre’s founding, the company has produced over 1,242 different calibres, registered approximately 400 patents and created hundreds of inventions. • In 1844, Antoine LeCoultre invented the Millionomètre, which was the first instrument in history capable of measuring the micron, allowing for the precise manufacture of watch parts. The invention was never patented, as no such system existed in Switzerland at the time.Its name inspired by the Latin “I turn around”, the Reverso […]