Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT Luxury Watch Review

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The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT is two complicated watches in one. This full-size Reverso is the very image of masculine elegance on its primary dial; a potent sporting watch awaits on its black reverse side.

Naturally, the classic art deco details of the famed "golden rectangle" Reverso return in a massive 46.5mm stainless steel package.

And for connoisseurs of complications this Reverso Grande GMT is twice as nice. Consider the GMT function; it receives no fewer than THREE dedicated sundials on the black reverse dial. The primary GMT reference time zone displays the time of day in a remote region; its subsidiary dials reflect that zone's deviation from GMT and the 24-hour (AM/PM) status of the remote area. Just above the travel time zone, an eight-day (!) power reserve indicator keeps track of the manual-wind movement's remaining energy.

On the primary silver guilloche dial, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT presents the countenance of a traditional dress reference. Blue broadsword hands, black Arabic numerals, and rose-lathe guilloche at the dial's center reflect upscale execution.

Jaeger-LeCoultre enhances the refinement of the "local time" dial's silver sheen with an impressive complement of complications. An AM/PM indicator at two o'clock is rendered with stylized sun and moon imagery, and the double-digit "grande date" at seven o'clock offers effortless reference via a larger calendar display.

Inside the rotating stainless steel case, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT employs a manufacture caliber 878 movement. Descended from the great Cal. 879 engineered for the $94,000 Reverso Septantieme, the caliber 878 matches that legend's 8-day power reserve, Master Control 1000-hour chronometry testing, and tailored-to-suit rectangular form. The 35 jewel movement is a jewel in itself, and the infrequent experience of winding is guaranteed to be a tactile pleasure; only fifty crisp turns are required to amass the full 8-day reserve.

Part of a hallowed horological lineage that dates to 1931, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT is very much a modern man's timepiece. In size, complication, fit, finish, and durability, this is a watch for all occasions short of waterspouts. With classic charm, two dials, and half-a-dozen complications, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT offers something to please every collector.

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