This is among the first examples of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds in pink gold, reference Q713216J, to arrive in Australia, and it is a 2026 model. Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Tribute Monoface Small Seconds at Watches and Wonders in April 2025, and the pink gold execution on the matching Milanese bracelet is the version that carries the Reverso furthest from the sporting field it came from and closest to jewellery. It is with us in Sydney now, ahead of the market.
The Reverso earns that latitude because the shape has never needed defending. René-Alfred Chauvot patented the sliding, flipping case in Paris on 4 March 1931, drawn to a brief from British Army officers in India who kept shattering crystals on the polo field: turn the case in its carriage and a blank slab of metal takes the blow instead of the dial. Almost a century on, the proportions are untouched, and they remain the most confidently Art Deco lines in watchmaking. Here the case is 18k pink gold, 45.6mm by 27.4mm and just 7.56mm thick, carrying a grained pink gold dial with faceted applied indices, Dauphine hands, and a railway minute track that follows the contour of the case. Small seconds sit in a circular register at six.
Flip it and the reverse is left blank and polished, exactly as it was always meant to be, and it is still the most inviting canvas in watchmaking for an engraving. The Milanese bracelet is the other half of the argument. Each Milanese link is drawn from two twisted threads of pink gold, interlocked into a flexible double-layered mesh, and roughly 16 metres of gold thread go into a single bracelet. It drapes rather than articulates, it warms to the wrist within minutes, and it closes on an adjustable sliding clasp with a quick-change system, so the watch can move to a leather strap without tools.
Inside is the calibre 822, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s hand-wound rectangular movement, built to fill the shape of the case rather than sit as a round movement in a rectangular hole. 108 components, 2.93mm thick, 21,600 vibrations per hour, and a 42-hour power reserve. It is wound by hand, which on a watch of this character is the point rather than an inconvenience. Water resistance is 30 metres, which is all a solid gold dress watch has ever needed.
This Q713216J example is a 2026 model and carries its Jaeger-LeCoultre warranty dated 24 April 2026. It is here in Sydney CBD now, and viewings are strictly by appointment. If you have been waiting for the pink gold Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds to reach Australia, this is among the very first here.