Hands-On With Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Replica

Hands-On With Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Replica

Bucking the current trend in replica watchmaking where ‘old’ is hot, but ‘too-old’ is not, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Replica spent the year celebrating its 85th birthday with the Tribute Calendar announced at SIHH 2016 – a fully modern, yet carefully preserved icon that we recently had a chance to experience in 18k rose gold. An absolutely gorgeous dual faced replica watch, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar replica watch will make enthusiasts drool. Even those a little more weary of the ubiquitous Reverso will likely understand that the execution of replica watches like this one is exactly why the line has come to define Jaeger-LeCoultre, for better or worse.
Hands-On With Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Replica

85 years is a long time. For perspective, in 1931 when the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso debuted as an early truly purpose-built ’sport’ replica watch, Herbert Hoover was president of the United States and a loaf of bread cost 8 cents. And in all that time since, the Reverso has largely escaped major alteration to its double-sided swiveling case construction and art deco design language, yielding one of those impossibly classic replica watches that just never gets old – quite literally and figuratively. And while it’s awfully easy to lose count of the myriad of versions we’ve seen over the years, one thing is certain – the Reverso is a veritable time capsule, beloved and readily counted amongst the ranks of other icons like the Rolex Submariner, Omega Speedmaster Professional, or the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak – only this replica watch predates the aforementioned by multiple decades each.

Hands-On With Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Replica

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Replica is built around the familiar vertical portrait-shaped case shape. Given the overall complexity of the hand-wound Caliber 853 triple calendar movement within and the obvious contemporary desire for larger cases, the size grows even from the Large Duoface’s 47mm by 28mm dimensions to 49.4mm tall by 30mm wide. In terms of thickness, the replica watch sits a reasonable 10.9mm high. Really, the joy of a Reverso like this comes in the dual faces and world class finishes. It really sits in a class of its own without any real peers, and I have a feeling a lot of people are going to drool over this replica watch. Even those people who, somewhat correctly, feel that JLC is reliant on the Reverso to the point of interchangeability will agree that this replica watch is a good reason why.

The 853 manifests itself in two dial executions on the Tribute Calendar – foremost with the silver ‘front’ dial of the replica watch which exhibits a split day/month aperture and a moonphase indicator with a pointer date surround at 6:00. It’s more information than most might be used to seeing in such a small amount of real estate but it remains extremely well-balanced, thanks to textbook applications of symmetry and contrast between the beveled dauphine hands, applied rose gold markers, and the beautiful silvered texture of the dial itself. And speaking of that silver dial, it acts as an antidote, counterbalancing the rose gold’s warm tones with a cold, refined masculinity that’s just a pleasure to behold – something that few rose gold replica watches can lay claim to.

Hands-On With Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Replica
Before we flip the replica watch over, let me discuss the movement itself for a moment – the hand-cranking 853 hums along at a relatively low 3 Hertz, or 21,600 vibrations per hour, granting a power reserve of around 45 hours. On paper, higher oscillations are always more of a pleasure to behold, but since there’s no running seconds hand on this Reverso, there’s no visual indicator that the replica watch is running at a lower speed. Granted, we get a moonphase indicator instead, so it’s hardly a terrible trade-off.

Preview Jaeger-Le Coultre Replica Watches For the SIHH 2016

Preview Jaeger-Le Coultre Replica Watches For the SIHH 2016

The year 2015 has been a great year for Jaeger-LeCoultre replica watch. During the last year, the Swiss manufacturer has released an impressive series of novelties and new complications, the latest of which is the new Geophysic replica                watch collection that was launched at the Watches & Wonders event and that features true seconds.
1.Jaeger-LeCoultre Rendez Vous Moon Replica Watch

Preview Jaeger-Le Coultre Replica Watches For the SIHH 2016

The night sky, the constellations and the zodiac have been one of Jaeger – LeCoultre ‘s key motifs this year and they are also present in two of the manufacturer’s latest releases for her, two eye-catching watches called the Rendez Vous Moon replica watch and the Rendez Vous Celestial . Both timepieces pay homage to the world of astronomy by sporting different complications and technical features while still maintaining the same conceptual style and an excellent craftsmanship.
Let’s now take a look at the Jaeger-Le Coultre Rendez Vous Moon replica watch, a timepiece conceived to sport a moon-phase-cycle that will remain perfectly precise for the next 972 years . The blue elliptical chart is decorated with constellations and cabochons and it features an opening where the mother-of-pearl-moon elapses in accordance with the moon-phase-cycle. The Celestial features a rose-gold-case that is 37.5mm wide while the Moon sports an either 36mm or 39mm -wide-case that is made of white gold.
2.Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite Dial Replica Watch

Preview Jaeger-Le Coultre Replica Watches For the SIHH 2016

Moving to men’s watches, the year 2015 has seen the launch of the Jaeger-Le Coultre Master Calendar replica watches with a meteorite dial, two timepieces that have been considered a bit controversial, as they have marked a break in the purity of the most classical and least showing-off Jaeger-LeCoultre collection.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Calendar Meteorite Dial replica watch has been crafted using material coming from a single block of meteorite that was found in Sweden and that had originated somewhere in the space between the planets of Mars and Jupiter . Watchmakers have cut the stone into different layers and shaped it to obtain a dial that is geometrically perfect. Take a look at the attached pictures and you will see how the manufacturer has managed to preserve the sleek and classical style/geometry of a Master Calendar .
3.Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Replica Watch

Preview Jaeger-Le Coultre Replica Watches For the SIHH 2016

If you are fan of this manufacturer and still remember that in 1931 it released the very first Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute replica watch, you will easily work out that the year 2016 will coincide with the 85 th anniversary of an icon . It seems like everything is going back to its original roots and that the brand is actually squaring the circle. The year 2016 will see the Reverso replica watch collection being reorganized into three new categories; the Reverso Classic , the Reverso Tribute and the Reverso One . It is not a simple matter of ” renaming ” the collection but mainly a matter of new small design details that will make this iconic collection even better than it already is.