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Considered to be one of the true horological icons, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso is the legendary reversible replica watch created in 1931 for polo players looking to protect the glass of their replica watch. Since then, it has not only proven itself to be a stalwart of Jaeger-Lecoultre’s collections, but it has also managed to somehow reinvent itself into something contemporary but still maintaining its identity. It may have started off as a sporting replica watch, but it has become very much a dress replica watch for a lot of people, and its dial has proven to be an interesting canvas on which the Manufacture has experimented.

In 2012 the original 1931 Reverso provided the inspiration for the launch of a boutique-only limited edition, the Grande Reverso 1931 Rouge (Ref. 278856J).

In the 1930s Jaeger-LeCoultre made the Reverso available in a variety colourful dial options such as cream, brown, blue or gold in addition to the more common black or white. The Reverso Rouge is a remake of an uncommon Reverso with a red dial. For whatever reason, red was rarely chosen as a dial colour during this period.

The Grande Reverso 1931 Rouge reinterprets these red dials of the 1930s, using a deeper darker red (or as the owner of this replica watch says, it’s almost more oxblood, and I tend to agree with this) and in a considerably larger size of 46mm x 27.5mm wide by 7.27mm thick compared to the original, which was 38mm by 23mm.

Obviously, there’s also a different movement inside the 1931 Rouge – the manual wind JLC Calibre 822 which is a mere 2.94mm in height, has a power reserve of 45 hours and 21,600 VPH.

This ‘Boutique edition’ was tested for 1,000 hours, as per the Master Control collection, and this fact is noted by the “1000 Hours Control” inscription on the caseback.

The stainless steel case of the Reverso Rouge, although big, is very light due to the thinness of the replica watch. For those more accustomed to wearing more bulky replica watches, it barely registers on the wrist.

The colour of the dial’s glossy red lacquered dial looks slightly different in differing lights, and the use of bâton hands makes this a very elegant and striking replica watch.

For those looking for something a bit more distinctive than the standard black dial Reverso 1931, this is the replica watch to get. If you can find it.

Sometimes, you don’t realise that there’s a beautiful replica watch that you’ve read about floating tantalisingly nearby. Then someone offers you the chance to take a look at it.

Firstly, what are the ‘Duomètre’ replica watches?

Introduced in 2007, the basic idea is to separate the normal time keeping function of the replica watch (hours, minutes, and seconds) from the other function, hence ‘duo’. Traditionally, in a swiss cheap replica watch with a complication the latter makes the replica watch’s rate deviate upon its activation e.g. a chronograph as it is switched on, a repeater as it rings, or even a calendar function ticking over. The functions share a common power source – the activation of the complication will lead a reduction in the time function of the replica watch, due to the use of power, and affect accuracy.

To bypass this, JLC’s Duomètre models feature two independent replica watch mechanisms within one calibre: one spring barrel for the time function, and another for the operation of the complication. In the case of this Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire, these two are the time, and a moon phase function. Each ‘wing’ of the movement has its own barrel with a power reserve of 50 hours.

With each replica watch comprising of an amazing 396 pieces, this Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire contains the JLC Cal. 381 movement inside a white gold case. The replica watch features two seconds hands; the main one is a centre sweep hand and the second one at 6 o’clock is a jumping (or ‘flying’, also called ‘foudroyante’) seconds hand accurate to 1/6th of a second. Setting the time is performed by pulling the crown, whereupon both the seconds hands jump to the zero position, leaving the escapement running. Pushing the crown activates both hands simultaneously by re-coupling into the running escapement.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Reference: Q6043570
Functions: Hours, minutes, chronograph, moonphase
Case: 18-carat white gold
Case size: 42mm
Case height: 13.50 mm
Dial: Black Numerals: Arabic Hands: Brass, rhodium plated
Movement: JLC Cal. 381
VPH: 21,600
Power reserve: 50 hours
Jewels: 40
Water resistance: 50m
Strap: Matte black alligator leather with buckle in 18-carat white gold
Crystal: Sapphire
Case back: Sapphire

Visually, the combination of the white gold and black dial makes it look quite different to its Duomètre predecessors. To my mind, this white gold Duomètre rocks the socks off the prior yellow and pink gold versions. It’s not as ‘soft’ as the other two metals, but the sharpness of the white gold and black combination is one that works really well for this replica watch, and the blue moon is somehow given more depth with black surrounding it.

The replica watch is formal and discreet but unexpectedly, there’s almost a sporty elegance to it which lends it to working informally as well. It sits comfortably and at a decent height, but not overly so. As you can see on the dial, the Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire is limited to 200 pieces. This is the only one in Australia, so if you like the look of it, you’d better race in now to Monards.