====== Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Répétition Minutes ======
The **Reverso Répétition Minutes** was a limited-edition luxury watch by [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]] introduced in [[1994]]. It was an early complicated model in the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso]] range and one of the first series-produced [[minute repeater]] watches.


===== Introduction =====
In [[1991]], Jaeger-LeCoultre re-established itself as a high-end watchmaker, adding a [[complication]] to the iconic [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso|Reverso]] range as a signature piece. The resulting [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 60eme|Reverso 60eme]] showed what could be done in the tiny reversible Reverso case, adding a [[power reserve indicator]] and [[date by pointer]] to a larger "[[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Taille|Grande Taille]]" case with a [[display caseback]]. These elements were taken to a new level two years later with the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tourbillon|Reverso Tourbillon]].

The Reverso Répétition Minutes was the next step for the company, introduced in [[1994]]. While the Reverso Tourbillon had an unremarkable front face, the Répétition Minutes features a [[open heart|cut-out]] between 4 and 6 on the dial showing the spinning governor of the [[repetition]] function. The name of the watch is inscribed above this round aperture. Unlike the Tourbillon, the Répétition Minutes lacks a seconds hand. Also unlike the Tourbillon and 60eme, the Répétition Minutes features a plain flat caseback with no window into the movement.

Issued as a limited edition of 500, the Répétition Minutes features a pink gold case in the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Taille|Grande Taille]] size, 42 mm tall by 26 mm wide. The movement, [[JLC 943|Cal. 943]], has two hammers and gongs to ring out the time. Retail price was $69,500.

This [[haute horology]] watch helped set the standard for the modern [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], linking it to the [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica|Hybris Mechanica]] line thanks to its custom [[complicated]] movement. It was also one of the first series-produced minute repeater wristwatches. In [[2011]], Jaeger-LeCoultre would produce a new Reverso minute repeater, the larger [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau|Répétition Minutes à Rideau]].


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**Reference: **
  * Case number 270.2.73 (Limited to 500 pieces)

**Movement: **
  * [[Manual winding]] [[manufacture]] movement [[JLC 943]]

**Case: **
  * [[Pink gold]] case
  * Dimensions 42 mm x 26 mm
  * [[Sapphire crystal]]
  * Plain caseback

**Dial:**
  * [[Guilloche]] silver dial
  * Applied Arabic numerals
  * [[Blued]] steel hands

**Functions:**
  * Front
  * Hours, minutes
  * Repeater aperture at 5 00
  * Back
  * Blank
  * Opposite the crown
  * Repetition control slider

**Production:**
  * Produced [[1994]]
  * Predecessor [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tourbillon]]
  * Successor [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Chronographe Rétrograde]], [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau]]
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