Reverso Tribute
Enamel Monet “San Giorgio Maggiore”
Reverso Tribute
Enamel Monet “San Giorgio Maggiore”
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Case
White gold 750/1000 (18 carats)Dimensions (L x W): 45.6 x 27.4 mm, L : Lug to lugThickness: 9.73mmWater resistance
3 barDial
Appliqued hour-markers, Blue, Guilloché enamelHands
DauphinesStrap
Alligator leatherInterchangeable: YesLug width: 20mmStandard strand length at 12h: 75mmLength 6h: 120mmBuckle
Double Folding BuckleWhite gold 750/1000 (18 carats)Buckle width: 18mmJaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 822
Functions
Hour - MinuteMovement
Manual winding, Components: 108, Vibrations per hour: 21600, Jewels: 19, Barrel: 1, Thickness: 2.94mm, Power reserve: 42 hours
Color and material variants
CRAFTSMANSHIP
REVERSO TRIBUTE ENAMEL MONET, SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE
Limited editions of 10 pieces
PRECISION AND ARTISTRY IN MINIATURE
With the Reverso Tribute Enamel “Venice” watches Series, La Grande Maison showcases the talents and skills of the Manufacture’s in-house Métiers Rares™ Atelier - bringing together the crafts of miniature painting, enamelling and guillochage. The master artisans are bringing their unique talent to light through the Maison’s artistic creations.
70 HOURS OF MINITATURE PAINTING ENAMELLING
The first of many challenges in decorating the Reverso case-back was to reproduce Claude Monet’s original work onto a surface of 2 cm2. The enameller also had to create an illusion of the impasto and recreate the dreamlike quality of the originals, with their fleeting effects of light and atmosphere.
17 HOURS FOR THE GUILLOCHÉ ENAMELLED DIAL
The dial features grand feu enamel in a shade of blue that perfectly complements the colours of the sky on the case-back painting. Echoing the geometric lines of the Reverso, the herringbone guilloché pattern comprises 120 separate lines, each of which requires three passages of the lathe, making 360 lines altogether.
ART STORY
AN HOMAGE TO CLAUDE MONET’S VENICE
Chosen as the setting for the Homo Faber Biennial, the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, opposite St Mark’s Square, captivated Monet. In this view, painted as the sun set behind the island, the emphasis is on light, colours and reflections, reducing the buildings to a silhouette that anchors the composition.
SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE AT DUSK
Chosen as the setting for the Homo Faber Biennial, the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, opposite St Mark’s Square, captivated Monet. In this view, painted as the sun set behind the island, the emphasis is on light, colours and reflections, reducing the buildings to a silhouette that anchors the composition.
CALIBRE
A RECTANGULAR HEART
The manually wound calibre 822 that drives the Reverso Tribute Enamel Monet watch is the epitome of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s philosophy. Entirely designed, produced and assembled in-house, calibre 822 is an uncommon rectangular movement allowing it to fit in the Reverso watch case.
Calibre
HERITAGE
THE BIRTH OF AN ICON
In 1931, Jaeger-LeCoultre launched a timepiece that was destined to become a classic of 20th-century design: the Reverso. As an object that so deftly synthesised form and function, it has become one of the most recognisable watches of all time, looking as fresh and modern today as when it first appeared.
While its blank metal flip side had begun as a purely functional solution to avoid damage to the dial, it was an ideal surface for personalisation with monograms, emblems or personal messages using lacquer, engraving, enamel or gemstones.
COLLECTION
Being the perfect canvas for artistic expression, personalisation has been at the core of Reverso watch since its creation. With 180 skills under one roof, the Atelier de Metiers Rares of Jaeger-LeCoultre is the perfect place to bring personalisation to life.
