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Jaeger-LeCoultre is once again using one of the Reverso’s most distinctive features to bring watchmaking into the world of art. Coinciding with its participation in the Homo Faber Biennale in Venice, the Manufacture has introduced the new Reverso Tribute Enamel “Turner Series”, comprising four watches featuring miniature reproductions of paintings that J.M.W. Turner dedicated to the Italian city.
The British painter visited Venice three times, in 1819, 1833 and 1840. The light over the canals, the haze and the reflections across the lagoon became central elements in a body of work that would hold an important place in his artistic career. Nearly two centuries later, four of those paintings now appear on the reverse side of one of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s most recognizable watches.
The challenge was entrusted to the Manufacture’s Métiers Rares atelier. Each painting was reduced to an area of just 2 cm² and recreated using miniature enamel painting. The process requires 14 layers of enamel, each separately fired at 800°C, along with the paillonage technique using silver leaf to reproduce the reflections on the water. Completing each watch requires approximately 80 hours of work.
Photo courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre
The craftsmanship continues on the front. The four models feature different hand-guilloché patterns covered with translucent Grand Feu enamel, in shades selected to complement each Turner painting. On some versions, completing the pattern requires as many as 1,080 passes of the rose-engine lathe.
All four versions feature a 45.6 x 27.4 mm white-gold case and are powered by the manually wound Calibre 822, developed specifically for the Reverso, with a 42-hour power reserve.
Production will be particularly limited. Each of the four interpretations of the Reverso Tribute Enamel “Turner Series” will be limited to just 10 pieces.
Photo courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre
Photo courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre
