The Reverso is THE watch that people think of when you say Jaeger-LeCoultre. First launched in 1931 the idea was that you could flip the watch face over and use the case back to protect the glass while playing polo. How often it has been used for this purpose, who knows! It was quite common to have the back engraved with your monogram. I have always want to get a Reverso but has very little luck.
This Duo-Face has the caliber 854 movement, which is very clever and makes the most of the Reverso design. Through one manually wound movement you can control two dials, one on each side, so not only can you have a different dial on each side but you can set each side to a different timezone, which will be very convenient when traveling overseas or for working in the bank that required trading with the US or Europe markets. Though it was never called the Day/Night officially, this is the moniker that is sometimes used as it features on the dial and not everyone knows the official name. The night dial is the black dial, as this has lume on the dial and hands. The white dial can be used during the day, or you can be a rebel and use them however you want!
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