When the infinitely small is given pride of place at the heart of one of the largest Reverso watches, the parade of time becomes an intriguing illusion. Enchantment pervades the transparent intricacies of a model in which Calibre 101 appears to be floating in mid-air.
Time suspends its flight
The trompe-l’œil effect is based on a subtle feature generally reserved for Jaeger- LeCoultre’s skeletonised table clocks: fixed to an invisible sapphire crystal, the mechanism floats at the heart of the watch, without even being linked to the crown. The latter can even be removed from the case to serve as a winding tool by sliding it into the recess provided on the back of the movement in order to set the time.
Grande Reverso 101 Art Déco for Ladies
In the feminine interpretation, this fascinating stage-setting succumbs to the mysterious charm of a shimmering landscape composed of mother-of-pearl and diamonds. While rows of baguette-cut diamonds accentuate the Art Deco style of the model, the cradle is clothed in a dazzling fairytale radiance: nestling against each other according to the snow-setting technique, the stones completely conceal the underlying metal and form sparkling rays of frost between the swathes of mother-of-pearl. The size of Calibre 101 is matched by the diminutive size of the snow-setting – a particularly impressive achievement considering the tiny gemstones measuring just 0.5 to 1.2 mm in diameter and the finesse of the gem-set surface.
Grande Reverso 101 Art Déco for Men
Grande Reverso 101 Art Déco
Reference 3003431
MOVEMENT: JAEGER-LECOULTRE CALIBRE 101/4. 19 jewels, hand-winding, 98 parts, 21'600 vibrations per hour, 33 hours power reserve.
FUNCTIONS: Hour - Minute
CASE: 18-carats white gold
HANDS: Bâton
GEM-SETTING: ~278 diamonds (~5.0 carats)
STRAP/BRACELET: Shagreen with double folding buckle
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Grande Reverso 101 Art Déco
Reference 3003430
MOVEMENT: JAEGER-LECOULTRE CALIBRE 101/4. 19 jewels, hand-winding, 98 parts, 21'600 vibrations per hour, 33 hours power reserve.
FUNCTIONS: Hour - Minute
CASE: 18-carats white gold
HANDS: Bâton
STRAP/BRACELET: Shagreen with double folding buckle
