Reverso Tribute
Enamel Monet “The Grand
Canal”
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 822
MOVEMENT TYPE
Manual windingFunctions
Hour - MinuteThickness
2.94mmVibrations per hour
21600Frequency (HZ)
3Power reserve
42 hoursComponents
108Jewels
19Barrel
1
Color and material variants
Personalise your watch
CRAFTSMANSHIP
REVERSO TRIBUTE ENAMEL MONET, THE GRAND CANAL
Limited editions of 10 pieces
PRECISION AND ARTISTRY IN MINIATURE
With the Reverso Tribute Enamel “Venice” watches Series, La Grande Maison showcases the talents and skills of the Manufacture’s in-house Métiers Rares™ Atelier - bringing together the crafts of miniature painting, enamelling and guillochage. The master artisans are bringing their unique talent to light through the Maison’s artistic creations.
70 HOURS OF MINITATURE PAINTING ENAMELLING
The first of many challenges in decorating the Reverso case-back was to reproduce Claude Monet’s original work onto a surface of 2 cm2. The enameller also had to create an illusion of the impasto and recreate the dreamlike quality of the originals, with their fleeting effects of light and atmosphere.
17 HOURS FOR THE GUILLOCHÉ ENAMELLED DIAL
The wavy hand-guilloché pattern on the dial – which took eight hours of meticulous work to create – repeats the reflections on the water’s surface depicted in Monet’s painting. The visual effect of the waves is amplified by layers of translucent grand feu enamel in a soft shade of green that matches the water.
ART STORY
AN HOMAGE TO CLAUDE MONET’S VENICE
Painted late in his career, Monet’s ‘Venice’ Series paintings exquisitely render the architecture and exceptional light of Venice that immediately captivated the artist when he and his wife arrived in La Serenissima in autumn 1908. It was a prolific period where Monet painted 37 images, in 10 weeks.
THE GRAND CANAL, VENICE
With a remarkable sense of depth and movement, this spellbinding view across the Grand Canal was painted in the afternoon. The church of Santa Maria della Salute appears to be floating on the water, its architectural details sublimated to the effect of the hazy light.
CALIBRE
A RECTANGULAR HEART
The manually wound calibre 822 that drives the Reverso Tribute Enamel Monet watch is the epitome of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s philosophy. Entirely designed, produced and assembled in-house, calibre 822 is an uncommon rectangular movement allowing it to fit in the Reverso watch case.
Calibre
HERITAGE
THE BIRTH OF AN ICON
In 1931, Jaeger-LeCoultre launched a timepiece that was destined to become a classic of 20th-century design: the Reverso. As an object that so deftly synthesised form and function, it has become one of the most recognisable watches of all time, looking as fresh and modern today as when it first appeared.
While its blank metal flip side had begun as a purely functional solution to avoid damage to the dial, it was an ideal surface for personalisation with monograms, emblems or personal messages using lacquer, engraving, enamel or gemstones.
COLLECTION
Being the perfect canvas for artistic expression, personalisation has been at the core of Reverso watch since its creation. With 180 skills under one roof, the Atelier de Metiers Rares of Jaeger-LeCoultre is the perfect place to bring personalisation to life.
