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About This Watch

Pre-owned. Comes with orig. box (no outer box) & a dated paper. Watch has just been polished & overall condition=99% like new. This unique Reverso is fitted with a very desirable & highly complicated movement. This little movement, known as the Calibre 859 is the first Reverso chronograph with functions on two faces showing the time, date & activation of the stopwatch with the next showing an oversized seconds with a retrograde minute counter. The movement first debuted in 1996 & was fitted in a solid pink gold Grand Taille case with a skeleton back & made in a very exclusive 500 limited edition. It was sold out & traded for almost S$30K in auctions.

This watch is sold with a spare orig. steel bracelet! The rubber strap & buckle seen here was purchased from JLC in 2004 with receipt for S$1580! The buckle alone is S$1350....

The Gran'sport Reverso is the sports watch version of this venerable design. It has a high water resistance case with a screw-lock crown & strengthened braces underneath. A very versatile rubber strap was introduced & for the first time an adjustable deployant buckle for use in Winter & Summer time as your wrist expands & contracts.

This stunning watch has sadly been discontinued & was last retailing for above S$20K. Most reasonably priced for the collector now & it has a valuable spare strap in the package.