Reverso Tribute

A few things Reverso people know. The whole watch exists because a polo officer broke his crystal in India, and the flip was the fix; the mechanism Chauvot patented in 1931 is functionally the same one on your wrist today, which is a rare thing to be able to say about any watch. The blank caseback is the sleeper feature: JLC and dealers have been engraving those backs for decades, and a Reverso with a tasteful family crest or initials is a heirloom, while one with a stranger's engraving is a negotiating chip. Serious collectors watch the swivel action like hawks, because a Reverso that has been dropped or over-serviced loses the crisp lock, and that is the tell of a hard life. The Duoface trick, running a full second time zone off the back of a single hand-wound movement, is one of the cleverest uses of case real estate in watchmaking, and it is why the Duoface holds a loyal following despite depreciating harder off retail. And because it is hand-wound, the Reverso rewards a certain kind of owner: the person who winds it in the morning, flips it through the day, and treats the ritual as part of the point. That is the watch. If you own one and want to know what it is worth today, or you are hunting the right example, come see us on 47th Street.