The Reverso One Precious Colors from Jaeger-LeCoultre. Photos courtesy Jaeger-LeCoultre. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette

It has been the epitome  of elegance for over nine decades now. And a new version of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso embodies the house’s mastery of the decorative crafts and fine jewelry techniques. The Reverso One Precious Colors features a richly decorated case that pays tribute to the Art Deco style, the hallmark of the Reverso watch which was brought out in 1931 and conceived for the polo field but which began to appear as a women’s watch less than a year after it was introduced. With the front dial facing outwards, the Reverso One Precious Colors has a rich and elegant presence, its white mother-of-pearl dial contrasting with the vivid colors of its enameled frame and the sparkle of the diamond-set gadroons (decorative edgings) and lugs. 

The Reverso One Precious Colors from Jaeger-LeCoultre. Photos courtesy Jaeger-LeCoultre. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette

When the swiveling case is turned over, the Reverso One Precious Colors, which is declined in two colors, green and blue, it become a piece of high jewelry. Presented in shades of blue with black on a pink gold background, or in different tones of green on a white gold background, the pattern is executed in miniature-painted grand feu enamel with diamond-set accents, creating an optical illusion of depth and movement. This is a tour de force of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s in-house Métiers Rares® atelier. The enameling requires up to 15 firings and takes 80 hours to complete. The gem setters then take over, carefully setting the 277 diamonds (adding up to 1.2 carats), requiring 45 hours of meticulous work. Concealed within the case, the movement that powers the Reverso One Precious Colors is testament to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s commitment to mechanical excellence. Developed and produced entirely within the Manufacture, the hand-wound Calibre 846 was created specifically for the Reverso and is shaped to follow the contours of the rectangular case. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette. https://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/us-en