Jaeger-LeCoultre
Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds
Q3988482
Two faces, two time zones — the Reverso's Art Déco soul in steel.
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Overview
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds (ref. Q3988482) is a dress watch that distils the Reverso's defining reversible-case concept into a refined dual-time proposition. One face presents a blue sunray dial, the other a silvered guilloché surface, each carrying its own time display. The 47 × 28.3 mm stainless-steel case retains the elongated rectangular silhouette that has defined the Reverso since its 1931 introduction.
History
The Reverso was originally conceived in the early 1930s as a polo watch whose crystal could be shielded by swivelling the case on its carriage — a mechanism that later became the canvas for Jaeger-LeCoultre's most celebrated complications. The Tribute sub-line revisits the proportions and spirit of the earliest Reverso references, honouring the line's Art Déco heritage while accommodating contemporary movements. The Duoface configuration, which uses both sides of the reversible case for independent dials, has become one of the most admired expressions of the Reverso concept among collectors. Reference Q3988482, introduced in 2016, continues in production as a cornerstone of the modern Reverso catalogue.
Notable points
- Calibre 854A is a manufacture movement that drives two independent time displays — one on each face of the reversible case.
- The blue sunray dial and silvered guilloché reverse create a deliberate aesthetic contrast, rewarding the ritual of turning the case.
- At 47 × 28.3 mm, the case follows the classic Reverso rectangle, sized for a dress-watch presence on the wrist.
- Small-seconds subdials appear on both faces, adding a traditional horological detail that reinforces the Tribute line's vintage sensibility.
- Stainless steel construction keeps the reference within the Reverso's historically sport-adjacent origins, distinct from the precious-metal variants in the same family.
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