The Original Sports Watch Just Went Off with Some Wild New Versions

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, first released in 1931, has six new designs celebrating its Jazz Age origins.

a rectangular Jaeger LeCoultre watch dial with stars and a jump time

Published March 31, 2025

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Updated April 2, 2025

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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso was first released in 1931, but it is a product of an era that began six years earlier and continues to define the iconic watch today.

To honor the centennial of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs, the event that marked the birth of Art Deco, Jaeger-LeCoultre is launching a collection of intricately detailed Reverso references focused on that movement.

a Jaeger-LeCoultre reverso watch being turned — The Reverso is named after the way the dial can turn over in the case.

The original Reverso’s functionality was inspired by a polo player and engineered for that sport, but the visual design was steeped in Art Deco. Throughout its innumerable variations, the Reverso has always been rooted in the definitive art movement of the Roaring Twenties, but this new collection revisits it in detail.

Jaeger-LeCoultre is releasing a collection of new Reverso references under the theme The 1931 Polo Club. The title is an homage to the year the Reverso was first released and the sport for which it was designed.

a watch being assembled — A rendering of the new Reverso Monoface Tribute Small Seconds being assembled.

It consists of over a dozen exceptionally ornate and intricately detailed references, even by Jaeger-LeCoultre standards. There are jump time complications, skeletonized dials, a world-time Duoface and hand-painted enamel tiles with classical art reproductions.

Here is a breakdown of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s new Reverso collection, The 1931 Polo Club.

Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds

This entirely 18-karat pink gold Small Seconds design is simultaneously the most straightforward and most elegant watch in the collection. The 27-millimeter case has the traditional turning function with a flat panel back.

The Small Seconds Tribute dial is inspired by the original Reverso, but done in the most beautiful finish possible. It runs on a manual hand-wound caliber 822 movements and comes on an 18-karat pink gold Milanese bracelet.

Reverso Hybris Artistica Calibre 179

the back and front of a reversible rectangular skeletonized Jaeger LeCoultre watch — Reverso Hybris Artistica Calibre 179

The most technically impressive entry in the collection is the 31-millimeter Rverso Hybris Artistica cal. 179. The hand-wound cal. 179 movement has a gyrotourbillon visible on both sides, with a skeletonized dial on one side and an open heart on the other.

The decorated plates and bridges are made from laser-cut white gold, and each watch has 200 individual hallows. One craftsman applied the lacquered detailing by hand. It is limited to only 10 pieces.

Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds

the back and front of a reversible rectangular Jaeger LeCoultre watch — The Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds in Vivid Blue.

The Tribute Duoface Small Seconds has the 1931 tribute dial on one side, in either pure black or vivid blue, and a more contemporary Small Seconds dial in silver on the other side. The 28-millimeter case houses a caliber 854 hand-wound movement that allows different time-zones on each side.

the back and front of a reversible Jaeger LeCoultre watch — The Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds in Pure Black.

Each dial has a sunray finish achieved with layered lacquer. Both colors come with a calfskin leather strap that matches the dial color and a leather and canvas strap.

Reverso Tribute Nonantieme ‘Enamel’

a rectangular watch with a celestial jump time dial — The Reverso Tribute Nonantieme ‘Enamel.’

The Nonatieme ‘Enamel’ features a moon phase with date complication on one dial and a jumping hour complication on the other. It runs on a hand-wound caliber 826 movement.

The 30-millimeter case is made from 18-karat white gold and the jump time dial features a blue enamel sky with 70 pink gold stars applied to it. This watch is limited to 90 pieces.

Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’

The Reverso Tribute Enamel ties together polo’s roots in ancient Persia, the history of Parisian miniature enamel paintings, and the artwork in the Shahnameh, a 16th-century Persian historical and cultural book. Each enamel plate is hand-painted, and each watch is limited to only 10 pieces.

the front and back of a Jaeger LeCoultre reversible watch — The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Purple.

The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Purple displays “Siyavush Plays Polo Before Afrasiyab” by Qasim ibn ‘Ali from 1525, depicting a polo match between rival provinces.

the front and back of a reversible rectangular Jaeger LeCoultre watch — The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Green.

The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Green displays “Faridun in the Guide of a Dragon Tests His Sons” by Aqa Mirak from 1525, depicting an ancient Persian folktale.

the back and front of a rectangular reversible Jaeger LeCoultre watch — The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Dark Green.

The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Dark Green displays “Saam Comes to Mount Albuz, artist unknown, from 1535, depicting a folktale about a revered warrior reuniting with his abandoned son.

The Reverso Tribute Enamel ‘Shahnameh’ Blue displays “Rustam Pursues Akvan” by Muzaffar ‘Ali from 1535, depicting Rustam, the most celebrated figure of Persian folklore.

Reverso Tribute Geographic

a world time dial on a rectangular watch

The Reverso Tribute Geographic combines two of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s most revered complications: a Grande Date on one dial and a World Time on the other. The 30-millimeter case is made of steel or 18-karat pink gold and houses a caliber 834 hand-wound movement.

Each World Time map is laser cut with 141 individual hollows, which are then hand-filled with lacquer. The 24-hour wheel rotates to correspond with the map and aligned major cities in each time zone.

Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater

two rectangular watches next to each other

The crown jewel of The 1931 Polo Club Collection is the Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater. Jaeger-LeCoultre produced its first minute repeater watch in 1870 and innovated the first rectangular example ever produced in 1994.

This 31-millimeter 18-karat gold Reverso debuts the new caliber 953 movement, a new breakthrough in minute repeater complications in terms of intricacy. It is on full display with a skeletonized verso side of the dial.

Availability and pricing.

The Polo Club 1931 collection will be available from Jaeger-LeCoultre and authorized dealers. Prices vary, and most of the watches are extremely limited.