JLC se Hublotise ?

credit Christie's

Lot Description

Jaeger-LeCoultre. A historically interesting stainless steel Reverso wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and black dial
Signed Jaeger-LeCoultre, movement and case numbered 17813, circa 1938
With tonneau-shaped nickel-finished lever movement, 15 jewels, monometallic compensation balance, the black dial with luminous baton numerals, inner circular Arabic five minutes divisions, sweep centre seconds, the rectangular case with striped ends, the back with the engraved inscription Willy Huber zum Dank für die Siege 1938, all pivoting within the rectangular back plate, case, dial and movement signed
23 mm. wide & 39 mm. overall length


Lot Notes

Since its introduction into the market in 1931, the Reverso has remained a lasting symbol for the classic beauty of Art Deco style. Originally created for polo players with the aim of using the case back as a shield thus protecting the glass and dial, it is without doubt a legendary watch sought after by collectors and watch lovers.

Right from the start it became the favorite timepiece not only for polo players. The French movie director Jean-Claude Lelouche for example, whose Reverso was engraved with his lucky number 13, or the English gentleman who, for obvious reasons wished to remain anonymous, as he had the combination of his safe engraved to the case back.

It was also popular reward for athletes, such as the present lot for example, which is part of the Reverso watches purchased by the Swiss Football Association from Gübelin in 1938. The watches were then given to the members of the Swiss National Team to thank them for their successful performance during the World Cup in Paris when the Swiss beat Germany 4:2. The match against Germany was a 1st round replay, played on 9 June 1938 at Parc des Princes. The first match played on 4 June 1938 had ended in a 1:1 draw.

The engraved Reverso of Sirio Vernati, another member of the victorious team, is illustrated in "Reverso - The Living Legend" by Manfred Fritz, p. 60.

Willi Huber, the former owner of this watch, was the goalkeeper during this historically important game. From his early youth on, Huber used to play football where and whenever he had a chance to. At the age of 15 he started his career in the team of "La Sarraz" in the French part of Switzerland before joining junior league in Zurich. On 19 November 1933 the 20-year-old Willi Huber guarded for the first time the goal of the Swiss national football team. In 1943 he retired from football to become an architect but the most memorable of all the highlights of his career as a professional football player is without a doubt the victory over Germany in 1938.

p@trice a écrit:
Que les tifosi du Milan soient rassurés, il n'est pas obligatoire de porter une Reverso à San Siro

gautier a écrit:
Par contre, JLC aurait pu se passer, AMHA, d'un partenariat Foot.... (là encore indépendamment de la qualité du boulot...)

Dje a écrit:EDIT Cisco: sur ce sujet JLC se Hublotise j'ai expérimenté la... FUSION

Dje a écrit:Et puis en plus il n'y a rien de lié directement à vendre, si ce n'est le service de personnalisation des dos de Reverso qui est un des vecteurs de com de JLC cette année. Pour une fois qu'une marque se propose de personnaliser ses montres....

Je suis bien plus réservé sur l'association avec les Navy Seals!

amanico a écrit:Le dos de la Reverso a accueilli, dès ses origines, des gravages divers et variés, n'ayant aucun rapport avec l'horlogerie.

Le Eaton College, Amelia Earhart, Le British Drivers Club, and so on.

Alors pourquoi pas un Club de foot?

D'autant plus que l'Italie a eu sa part dans le maintien:

1/ De l'horlogerie sous la dictature assassine du Quartz.

2/ Et plus specialement la Reverso, ainsi que Patrice l'a justement rappelé.

Alors, que ca reste une prod uniquement destinée aux joueurs de foot et au tema Milan, honnetement, je vois pas le probleme.

Marrant, pour le meme club, Rolex avait sorti une Explorer...Il y a quellques années, et là, pour le coup, je sens moins le truc.

T'ain, pour une fois que je suis pas mechant avec JLC!

amanico a écrit:

1/ De l'horlogerie sous la dictature assassine du Quartz.

p@trice a écrit:
Pour une fois, je n'accablerai pas Jaeger Lecoultre, comme l'a écrit Jérôme, c'est franchement moins que le Partenariat avec les NSA ...

cda a écrit:

Toutefois, cette incursion dans le monde du football me dérange moins que le précédent un peu navrant de la master compressor Chelsea Bleue (où là l'analogie avec Hublot est entière, mêle si JLC est le précurseur des deux)

cda a écrit:

(sinon, j'aime bien les fonds gravés laqués colorés d'époque )