Reverso Grande Complication à Triptyque

In Context

At 37.7 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. At 17.9 mm it is very tall, and sits high off the wrist. The sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday.

2323425 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver guilloche dial with a white gold case. It was a limited edition.

Caliber 175/1 is a hand-wound movement by Jaeger-LeCoultre.