Jaeger-LeCoultre
Reverso Classic Medium Small Seconds
Q2438520
The art-deco icon refined — guilloché elegance on a reversible canvas.
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Overview
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic Medium Small Seconds (ref. Q2438520) presents the marque's most celebrated case architecture in a dress-oriented stainless steel format measuring 42.9 × 25.5 mm. Its silvered grey guilloché dial carries a small seconds subdial, lending classical hierarchy to the layout. The manually wound Calibre 822/2 powers the piece, maintaining the hand-finishing traditions long associated with the Reverso line.
History
The Reverso was originally conceived in 1931 to satisfy polo players seeking a watch whose crystal could be shielded from impact by swivelling the case on its carriage. Over the following decades it evolved from a sporting curiosity into one of the most recognisable dress-watch silhouettes in horology. The Classic Medium family, introduced in the modern era, distilled the rectangular case to a size suited to a broad range of wrists while preserving the pivoting mechanism and the blank reverse that has long invited personalisation through engraving or enamel. Reference Q2438520, in production since 2016, represents a considered, unadorned expression of that heritage.
Notable points
- Swivelling case on a fixed carriage — the defining Reverso mechanism, unchanged in principle since 1931.
- Silvered grey guilloché dial produced by traditional engine-turning, creating a fine geometric texture that animates under light.
- Calibre 822/2 is a manually wound movement, reflecting the Reverso line's longstanding preference for hand-wound mechanics in dress configurations.
- At 42.9 × 25.5 mm, the elongated rectangular case occupies a versatile middle ground between the petite Duetto and the larger Tribute formats.
- The plain reverse of the steel case remains available for personal engraving, continuing a customisation tradition integral to the Reverso's identity.
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