Incoming: JLC Reverso Tribute Duo

Hi guys.

Haven't been posting for some time, but just received this beauty:



My first Reverso, and I'm just amazed at the workmanship, especially those faceted, polished blue indices. Also my first hand-wound watch, and winding it is such a pleasure! Feels so smooth. It's a very formal watch, more formal than I expected.

Surprisingly, the round seconds subdial doesn't clash with the rectangular dial (I thought it would). On the contrary, it gives it some tension and flair, I feel.




Case size is similar to the Grande Taille (43 x 26 mm). Thickness is 9 mm. The caseback is very slightly curved to fit the wrist.

The watch comes on a dark blue 19 mm leather strap. The deployment's a new version and is quite comfortable.



The springbars seem to be easy to remove (even with a finger), with one end being well-exposed through a small hole in the leather and bent at a right angle. Gone are the plastic bars between the lugs that used to prop the strap to make it flush with the case.

Here's the verso side, which can be used to track a second time zone:



The hour hand of the verso side is adjusted using this well-concealed switch at the top of the case:






Well, what can I say?

Finally, a Reverso to call my own. Great size for a small-ish (6.5") wrist; thin enough to slip under my shirt cuffs; beautiful grained recto dial; intricate verso dial; manual wind; and so very different compared to my round watches.

Thanks for looking.

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