Recently, Jaeger-LeCoultre opted to celebrate its expertise in sound, and the 90th anniversary of the legendary Reverso watch, with an all-new Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater. The watch, unveiled in late September when the brand opened it’s The Sound Maker exhibit in New York, was on display there and captured a lot of attention. Unfortunately, just a…
Remembering Watch Industry Great, Günter Blümlein
I searched my computer to find the photographs of yesteryear. But to no avail. The reason: to find some of the great photographs of myself with Günter Blümlein, whose untimely death at the age of 58 in 2001 left the watch world stunned. His foresight and determination has been stalwart during the late 20th century…
Last Chance: Experience Chiming Watches At Jaeger-LeCoultre’s The Sound Maker Exhibit In New York
For those who are loing for something different to do in the tri-state area, lo no further than the meat-packing district of New York City where an exceptional exhibit is free to the public and touts the world of haute horology. The Jaeger-LeCoultre “The Sound Maker” exhibit occupies a corner building at 70-74 Gansevoort Street and…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Elevates Metiers d’ Arts With Reverso Tribute Enamel Hokusai ‘Kirifuri Waterfall’
With this year marking the 90th anniversary of the famed Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch, whose case slides out of the holder and reverses on itself to offer the wearer two sides, the Swiss watch brand unveils a new Reverso Tribute timepiece that embraces the stunning Kirifuri Waterfall originally created by Japanese artist Husai and depicted on…
Jaeger-LeCoultre Brings Watch Manufacture Workshops To Your Home With Atelier d’ Antoine Discovery Classes
It was a year of confinement. It was a year of staying home and avoiding the pandemic. It was a year of the digital boom, where everyone embraced Zoom and Team meetings and sought to offer some semblance of normalcy. In the watch world, it was a year of digital growth, as many brands focused…
Why The $160 Million Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Quadriptyque Four-Sided Watch Seen At Watches & Wonders 2021 Will Be A Collector’s Item
As Swiss watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates the 90th anniversary of its legendary Reverso watch, it sets new world records with its four-faced Reverso Hybris Mechanica Caliber 185 Quadriptyque watch unveiled today at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2021. Six years in the research and development stages, the 1.35 million Euro timepiece (approximately $1.60 million) is the…