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+ | ====== 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. | ||
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+ | ===== 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 " | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | This [[haute horology]] watch helped set the standard for the modern [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], | ||
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+ | **Reference: | ||
+ | * Case number 270.2.73 (Limited to 500 pieces) | ||
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+ | **Movement: ** | ||
+ | * [[Manual winding]] [[manufacture]] movement [[JLC 943]] | ||
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+ | **Case: ** | ||
+ | * [[Pink gold]] case | ||
+ | * Dimensions 42 mm x 26 mm | ||
+ | * [[Sapphire crystal]] | ||
+ | * Plain caseback | ||
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+ | **Dial:** | ||
+ | * [[Guilloche]] silver dial | ||
+ | * Applied Arabic numerals | ||
+ | * [[Blued]] steel hands | ||
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+ | **Functions: | ||
+ | * Front | ||
+ | * Hours, minutes | ||
+ | * Repeater aperture at 5 00 | ||
+ | * Back | ||
+ | * Blank | ||
+ | * Opposite the crown | ||
+ | * Repetition control slider | ||
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+ | **Production: | ||
+ | * Produced [[1994]] | ||
+ | * Predecessor [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tourbillon]] | ||
+ | * Successor [[Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Chronographe Rétrograde]], | ||
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