1998 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 18ct Gold Medium Size 250.1.86
Ref: 250.1.86
Specification
Lugs : 17mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : 18ct Yellow Gold
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original JLC box and unsigned paperwork. The watch comes paired with a 17mm JLC leather strap with its signed JLC 18ct Yellow Gold buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1998 and is sold in worn condition. A full case refurb can be provided at an additional cost. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a stunning 1998 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 18ct Gold Medium Size 250.1.86 which is clearly inspired by the geometric forms of the 1930s Art Deco. The Reverso was first introduced in 1930 it was made for polo players that wanted to protect their watch dials when playing. A 23mm 18ct Yellow Gold rectangular case, its elegant case is polished with deep horizontal lines, creating a classic look, the case gently slopes towards the lugs, and its lug-to-lug length of 38.5mm and thickness of just 6.5mm ensures a comfortable fit on the wrist. On the right side is a signed crown. The flat rectangular sapphire crystal protects a two-tone dial, arabic numerals surround an inner minute track that is finely printed. Elegant sword hands complete this understated sophisticated dress watch. As you push the Reverso to the right JLC has decorated the bottom of the tray with exquisite perlage and you find the Gold Hallmarks stamped. On the flip side, the watch becomes a piece of jewellery with a highly polished sterile back. Inside a manually wound JLC Cal. 846, 18 jewels, 21,600, beats per hour. The watch comes paired with a 17mm JLC leather strap with a signed 18ct Yellow Gold buckle, the watch also comes with its JLC presentation box and unsigned paperwork.
Personal Note
This to me is the epitome of elegance on the wrist, beautifully proportioned and will work perfectly on his or her wrist! We speak a lot about value here at KibbleWatches, this is a watch that ticks that value box, 18ct yellow gold, box and papers, JLC strap and original buckle, it truly doesn't get much better for the money, especially when you consider most modern Reverso's are this sort of money in stainless steel! If you are unsure about the size, book an appointment and come and try it on for yourself.
The Brand
Antoine LeCoultre founded LeCoultre in 1833 in the small village of Le Sentier, Switzerland. By 1866, LeCoultre’s workshop had grown from home-run manufacturers spread across Switzerland to installing modern steam-driven machines to power the tools of all of the watchmakers moving them from their homes and bringing them together, in one central unit. Now named LeCoultre & Cie, the company became the very first manufacturer in the Vallée de Joux Switzerland. Antoine and his son Elie LeCoultre employed more than 500 watchmakers in-house. In 1903 Edmond Jaeger, a watchmaker in Paris making watches for the French Navy, challenged the Swiss manufacturers to produce an ultrathin movement. Jacques-David LeCoultre, Elie’s son, rose to the challenge and created the world’s thinnest pocket watch, equipped with the LeCoultre 146 calibre, measuring just 1.38mm thick. Over the following years, Jaeger and LeCoultre kept in touch, building a strong friendship, and in 1937 Jaeger-LeCoultre was founded. In 2013 it celebrated its 180th Anniversary. Creating iconic timepieces like the Reverso wristwatch to the brilliantly engineered Atmos clock. During the war years, the Mark VII pilot watches of the 1940s were so accurate the Royal Air Force used them as aerial navigation instruments; later they created the first automatic watch to house a power-reserve indicator in 1948 that was used by the US Army Air Corps. Jaeger-LeCoultre has developed and revolutionised the watch industry like no other manufacturer. Since 2000 they have been a fully owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury group Richemont. This group includes Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, IWC Schaffhausen, Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, Montblanc, Dunhill, and Chloé.