Brand Name:
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Also Called:
702T670, 702.T6.70, 702-T6-70
Dial Color:
Black, guilloche center, transferred figures
Movement:
Self-winding Mechanical Movement
Engine:
LeCoultre 753 (28,800vph, 366 parts, 39 jewels, 7.57mm high, hand assembled, decorated)
Functions:
Front: Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds, large date at 12 (linked to first timezone), day/night indicator, Chronograph; Back: Black with with the transferred names of the cities representing the 24 timezones in the center.
Crystal Material:
Anti reflective Sapphire
Caseback:
Transparent, to allow the decorated world time display to be viewed
Water Resistance:
50m / 165ft ( suitable for very light splashing; unsuitable for rain, showering, swimming or diving)
Crown Material:
Stainless Steel, Fluted (winds, sets hours, mins, date, worldtime)
Calendar:
Double Big Date at 12 o'clock
Power Reserve:
65 hour power reserve
Watch Bracelet / Strap Material:
Rubber - Black, Articulated (hinged)
Watch Clasp Material:
Deployant, Hidden Folding
Watch Strap Width:
20.0 - 22.0 mm
Limited/Special Edition:
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1500
Additional Information
The Reverso Squadra is equipped with new-generation Jaeger-LeCoultre movements, which have been created to perform to the highest standards of precision and efficiency thanks to their extraordinary technical sophistication. To this end, the rotor at the heart of the movement is mounted on ceramic rather than stainless-steel ball bearings, with the result that the system requires neither maintenance nor lubrication. Another distinguishing feature is that the precision setting is carried out by means of four screws, thereby rendering the index superfluous, and the two ends of the balance-spring are laser-welded to the piston and the collet. These technical advances have been made possible by the Manufacture's unique and well-known commitment to carrying out the production of every single component of its watches under its own roof.
This limited edition of the Reverso Squadra Chronograph Worldtime comes in titanium.
As the Reverso's revolutionary reversible case was being patented in the 1930s, Jaeger-LeCoultre's engineers were simultaneously at work on two Reverso-related designs which were differentiated principally by their contrasting case shapes. The first was rectangular and went on to leave an indelible mark on the history of 20th-century watchmaking. The second design, by contrast, which was square, remained a secret: it was felt that the time was not yet ripe to introduce a timepiece of such uncompromisingly modern proportions. Three-quarters of a century later, however, that time has come and Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled the square Reverso. Every bit as authentic a Reverso as its celebrated rectangular brother, the Squadra gives a thoroughly masculine expression to all of the classic characteristics of the legendary reversible watch. The Reverso Squadra is the ideal horological companion for the modern man, ready and able to adapt to circumstances, and a perfect companion whether its owner is occupied with sporting activities or business trips abroad. The simple truth of its heredity is written all over its face, which bears the classic beading that is the hallmark of the Reverso's long lineage. The Manufacture's master-watchmakers have endowed the Squadra with Jaeger-LeCoultre's new-generation mechanical movements and have found ingenious technical solutions to adapt them to the square shape of the case. In every respect the beauty of the watch's form serves the mechanism's improved functionality. Consideration of the user's pleasure has determined every aspect of the watch's design, right down to the last detail, with the result that content and container, so to speak, are in perfect harmony. As a single look at the watches will tell you, the designers have taken great pleasure in producing a series of incomparable variations on the theme of a perfectly proportioned square face.
The most remarkable of the Reverso Squadras so far, the World Chronograph combines chronographic functions on its front face with a universal time - or Worldtime – display on its back. That it also boasts a reversible case in titanium – a material that is tremendously difficult to cut and finish – is quite a feat too: indeed, it's a first for a Reverso. The high-contrast face is embellished with white figures and subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9, respectively for the chronograph, the small seconds and the 24-hour indicator. The large light-on-dark date display occupies a further aperture at 12. But it is only when its owner flips the legendary reversible case over that the Reverso Squadra World Chronograph really reveals its originality: for here the self-winding mechanical movement indicates Worldtime. A disc bearing the name of a major city in each of the world's timezones turns inside a 24-hour collar which means that, at a glance, the wearer can find the current time in any given part of the globe. A transparent disc placed over the cities' names serves as a day/night indicator.
The audacious construction of the movement allows for the centralization of energy and its transmission to the watch's second face. Wrought with audacity and dedicated to the world of accomplishments and feats, the Reverso Squadra World Chronograph is available in a limited edition of 1,500. Perfectly embodying the values of the Manufacture and the qualities that are essential to the kinds of timepiece one never parts company with, the Reverso Squadra represents the watch of the future.