Reverso Tribute Moon Stainless Steel / Silver / Alligator

In Context

At 29.9 mm it is small by current standards, in the range most wristwatches occupied before cases began growing through the 1990s. At 10.9 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. 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. 42 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

3958420 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a silver dial with a stainless steel case. Introduced in 2017.

Caliber 853 is a hand-wound movement with moonphase indication and date on the front, and a second timezone with day/night indicator visible on the back. It was introduced in 2016. It consists of 223 pieces including 19 jewels.