Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Gran Sport Duoface Retrograde Chronograph ref 295.8.59 in stainless steel

Magnificent Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Gran Sport Duoface Retrograde Chronograph ref 295.8.59 in stainless steel

Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Gran Sport Duoface Retrograde Chronograph with rectangular gray dial and white Arabic numerals for hours. The window for the date is at 6 o’clock. The marche/arret dial for the chronograph is between 4 and 5 o’clock. It is a “Swiss Made” model. The reverso has two dials for the chronograph for seconds and minutes retrograde.  The hands are white with “Sword” style. The crown comes with the JLC logo. It is a stainless-steel case with engraved in the back “Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso – 295.8.59 – 5 ATM – 2033411 – Swiss Made”.  It has an automatic movement with caliber 859 and 45 hours of power reserve. The watch has a rubber strap with JLC double clasp buckle. Width between lugs is 17.5mm and length is 7.5 inches.

History

The story of Lecoultre started in 1833 with Charles Antoine LeCoultre. In 1844 he invented the “millionometre” and then in 1851, he obtained a gold medal for his work and products at the universal exhibition. In 1877, LeCoultre built movement and between 1860 and 1925, it made 60,000 with various level of complication. 1925 is the merger with Edmond Jaeger. After this time came amazing pieces like the duoplan and the smallest caliber 101. Then came the Reverso in 1931, the Memovox in 1951, the Futurematic in 1953. In july 2000, the company became part of the Richemont group.

Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber 859 with 36 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The watch has 44 hours of power reserve. The movement has 317 parts.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 27.50mm
Length including lugs: 43mm