Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 201

The Reverso watch was created in response to a challenge set by British officers based in India who wanted a watch capable of surviving the shocks endured during a match of polo, their favourite sport.
The idea is as simple as it is brilliant: with a discreet movement, the wearer of the watch can pivot the case to protect its dial. An Art Deco classic, a watchmaking icon, the Reverso has found favour with both men and women.

Produced in hundreds of different models, it has become a prized collector’s item.

During the 1930s, the Manufacture’s clients were able to choose the dial which adorns their Reverso from several tens of models.

The white, silvered or black dials were the most popular but a few pioneering spirits chose coloured dials: brown, red or blue.
Today we present this extremely rare Reverso from 1938, the model 201 with a blue lacquered dial, with stamped hour-markers and and is signed Jaeger Fab. Suisse.
This steel model has a LeCoultre 410 calibre, the earliest LeCoultre Reverso movement, it has been perfectly preserved.
The overall condition of this beautiful timepieces is excellent, and comes with the extract of the archives.