{"product_id":"jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-gran-sport-as09476","title":"Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Gran Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Reverso is, in essence, one of the very first sports wristwatches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDespite its refined and elegant appearance, it combines a sleek Art Deco exterior with true utility in what has become an icon of horological design. But in the case of the Reverso, looks deceive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThough the model appears at first glance to be a dress watch, it owes its existence to the gentlemanly sport of polo. While touring India in the early 1930s, Swiss businessman César de Trey met a British polo player who'd just cracked the crystal of his watch on the field. De Trey returned to Switzerland with an idea already taken root in his head, which he then discussed with Jacques-David LeCoultre: What if a watch could be made with a case that could reverse?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe reversible case, masterminded by French designer Alfred Chauvot, was Jaeger-LeCoultre's solution to the problems polo players faced on the field. Once reversed, the delicate components of the case were protected from the shocks sustained while on horseback. No more would polo players crack the crystals or damage the dials of their watches. Chauvot took out a patent for the Reverso in March 1931 and nearly 100 years later, the Reverso still one of the most distinguishable watch designs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis example, a JLC Gran Sport Reverso Retrograde Chronograph, takes the notion of a sports watch and runs it with it. Housed in a 28mm x 43mm stainless steel carriage case, it features steel chronograph pushers, a signed crown and a fantastic integrated rubber strap with a dual-button deployant clasp equipped with two-stage size adjustment. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe front dial features the main time display with luminous Arabic indices, a matching sword handset, a red-tipped seconds hand, a trapezoidal date window at 6 o’clock, and a chronograph-running indicator at 5 o’clock set against a grey, engine-turned center. The reverse grey dial , which is solely dedicated to the chronograph display function, features a running chronograph seconds display and a 30-minute retrograde display — all of which are powered by a manual-winding JLC Calibre 859 movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile the original Reverso was designed for the sportsman on a horse, this piece was made for someone looking to get into something a bit faster, with four wheels and a lot more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ehorsepower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Jaeger LeCoultre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40565970042967,"sku":"40980068","price":4600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS09476_40980068_JAEGERLECOULTRE_REVERSOGRANSPORTCHRONOGRAPH_295.8.59-6.jpg?v=1709835577","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-gran-sport-as09476","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}