The New Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale

It’s not easy to dig up a last-century icon and bring it back into the present. To approach the perfect balance between creative additions and profound respect for heritage, a deep  knowledge and working of the codes to be handled is a must. This is the exact process that Jeager-LeCoultre has put to work in order to create the Reverso 1931 Grande Seconde Centrale. Swearing its loyalty to the original style, the timepiece reuses every last little ambition of the Reverso 1935. And so, the casing, the hands, and the seconds at the center espouse the original equation. While the shape remains the same, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s workshops, pushed by the founder’s spirit of innovation, consecrated their savoir-faire to propel the Reverso 1931 Grande Seconde Centrale back into the here-and-now. New dimensions, a two-stage dial in a circular position, and an unchanged casing make for a timepiece that’s stuck between two times.

The Reverso 1931 Grande Seconde Centrale will grace the wrist in a brand new size: with no ostentation nor exuberance, this watch is bound to be lived out in an elegance that’s made for daily life. Particularly pleasing, the aesthetic sophistication has been created as a direct descendant of the historic piece. The Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale is available in a grey gold casing – a casing that subtly contradicts the black alligator leather bracelet. And black is just its color! In 2015, the Reverso collection is reconnecting with the depths of black to bring this creation into a retro vein that, to respond to the needs of the present century, is now equipped with an automatically rewinding movement. On the opaline dial, as if to set the dark background ablaze, the index, numerals, and hands are detached on a more powdery note. Moreover, the central second puts on a refined show while the counter refracts the color of the indexes and the hours. More inherited than simply manufactured, the Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale makes a place for itself in the present day with sprinkles of the precious past, still counting in its original force of character to evoke a unique desire that is reminiscent of the original piece.