Is the JLC Reverso a £15,000 Fidget Spinner? 🤔

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  • čas přidán 9. 12. 2022
  • Short from EP. 9 - BEST Alternatives to YOUR favourite watches
    • BEST Alternatives to Y...
    Is the JLC Reverso Jaeger-Lecoultre’s best watch under 15000, or is it just a glorified fidget spinner? It's been a contentious watch for the About Effing Time crew.
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Komentáře • 49

  • @wisamal-hakim5531
    @wisamal-hakim5531 Před rokem +50

    It’s the beautiful design, great movement inside, provenant manufacturer and story behind it that makes it an icon. Being rectangular is definitely a factor in its iconic status.
    If you want the definitive rectangular watch in the watchmaking industry it’s either this or a tank. The reverso is the watchmakers watchmaker, ask Max Busser. Otherwise the tank is the more iconic, ask Mohammed Ali

  • @songoku-jx3cb
    @songoku-jx3cb Před rokem +10

    The Reverso has a flip function because its owners will never flip the watch

  • @TheBlindSkwerl
    @TheBlindSkwerl Před rokem +30

    The JLC Reverso is a pretty watch that let's watch nerds tell other watch nerds, "hold my beer".

  • @fbkensarhd5279
    @fbkensarhd5279 Před rokem +6

    To Rolex buyer:
    get a gold bracelet.
    accomplishes the same thing.

  • @timothyacowin9761
    @timothyacowin9761 Před rokem +28

    Reverso is the watch collectors watch. Iconic to enthusiast but invisible to outsiders

  • @jordanj9069
    @jordanj9069 Před rokem +3

    It has so much more dimension than the other rectangular watches that he referred to

  • @jerrysanchez5453
    @jerrysanchez5453 Před rokem +7

    It's It's awesome affordable watch from a great brand with great heritage,a great movement,and it's not crazy marked up after market

  • @overman2306
    @overman2306 Před 10 měsíci +2

    The duoface reverso is two watches in one. More brands should do this.

  • @stuartbrand5617
    @stuartbrand5617 Před rokem +21

    To flip or not to flip, that is the question.

  • @raymondhernandez
    @raymondhernandez Před 3 měsíci +1

    Of course it is a fidget spinner and that’s why OCD people like me love the watch.

  • @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess
    @MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Před 11 měsíci

    I actually prefer the Monoface, because of its history and it's really cool when it's a gift and has a message engraved on the case back 😌

  • @raymondhernandez
    @raymondhernandez Před 16 dny

    Just got mine a few hours ago and I have flipped it close to one hundred times.

  • @lettuce1305
    @lettuce1305 Před rokem +9

    Get the Reverso Duo, while the one with a steel caseback is true to original, to me the main selling point these days is the dual dial.

  • @Khanh.Nguyen369
    @Khanh.Nguyen369 Před 15 dny

    Damn. Just told everyone Santa isn’t real.

  • @huntercockrel4706
    @huntercockrel4706 Před rokem +2

    The one with both dials is worth it

  • @lestergreen360
    @lestergreen360 Před rokem +2

    I fell in love with it when I first saw it

  • @brendanwhipple6787
    @brendanwhipple6787 Před 9 měsíci

    Honestly the flip isn't even half of why I want it. In fact until recent years I never cared much for it. As I became more engrossed in my little hobby though I gradually came to just love JLC and their work. And the Reverso, especially the higher tier ones, are just an excellent example of their craft.

  • @mjdm1925
    @mjdm1925 Před rokem +4

    He should check the Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185

  • @KLucero22
    @KLucero22 Před 11 dny

    If the Reverso is a $15,000 dollar fidget spinner then so is any watch with a rotating bezel. Many people enjoy tactile feedback from their watch

  • @penepatitenor
    @penepatitenor Před 4 měsíci

    The reverso skeleton is an amazing watch that I would definitely buy

  • @maxine2798
    @maxine2798 Před 4 měsíci

    You might not play polo when you wear it but you can flip it. What’s the alternative use of a divers or explorer? That’s why it rules

  • @tedium37
    @tedium37 Před rokem

    I was led to believe its function was to protect the crystal while playing polo, cricket or presumably aggressive croquet.

  • @Vortex1988
    @Vortex1988 Před rokem +6

    I think it's ridiculous to expect people to come up with alternatives to the Reverso that have the same functionality. You could probably count the number of watches that allow the dial to flip on one hand, and even then you'd have to get extremely obscure in order to even do that. If you want the flip ability, then get the Reverso. There is no alternative. If you just like the design, then there are plenty of rectangular watches out there that would be suitable.
    If you want the flip ability but not the Reverso, then Adrian is right.

  • @BenDover-ed4rm
    @BenDover-ed4rm Před rokem +2

    The JLC is really nice very classic ! I’m don’t with Rolex n AP they are classics but it’s so played n stale now ! I’m 40 I had Rolex’s since I was 18 date just… subs … presidentially start owning differ brands now I’m over Rolex and the antics

  • @omar10213245
    @omar10213245 Před rokem

    I bought a reverso duoface a year ago, sold it off within a month. Just didnt like it like I thought I would

  • @boop8621
    @boop8621 Před 6 měsíci

    That’s a fair quesstion

  • @Sovnarkom
    @Sovnarkom Před 10 měsíci

    I only see rectangular watches at the cartier store. Not sure how he understands that rectangular become generic.

  • @mitaskeledzija6269
    @mitaskeledzija6269 Před rokem

    Really pretty watch

  • @GabeFelix-uy2dt
    @GabeFelix-uy2dt Před 3 měsíci

    Lol that's absolutely like far from why to purchase one. How about the top tier design, the fact that JLC can fit so many complications into a small watch ,or having a duoface where you can have pretty much two watches in one or 8 year warranty,1000 hours control tested. Or that one face can be more typical casual formal type then you turn it and it can be more unique like a skeleton chronograph. Come on bruh! Lol get a grip

  • @ashenperera8956
    @ashenperera8956 Před 6 měsíci

    It was made for 1920 british officers who damaged their watches while playing POLO so they can turn it and protect it on the field.

  • @7979dennis
    @7979dennis Před rokem +1

    What’s the watch you are wearing with the blue strap please?

  • @VmanStudioz
    @VmanStudioz Před rokem +1

    100% Yes, as an owner of the Rosegold Tribute, it is one heck of a 15k figet-spinner! I finally grew up and traded the damn toy for an A Lange 1 with moonphase.

  • @ShaunKearsey
    @ShaunKearsey Před rokem +4

    Adrian, what???

    • @Vortex1988
      @Vortex1988 Před rokem +1

      If you watch the full Podcast, each of them are supposed to come up with an alternative to a Reverso. He's upset because no one else is suggesting an alternative with the same functionality as the Reverso, aka being able to flip the dial around.

    • @AboutEffingTime
      @AboutEffingTime  Před rokem

      😂

    • @TomasLonga
      @TomasLonga Před 7 měsíci

      I love his fantastic program "Coffee & Boredom" and Can't wait to miss another part.

  • @a1iks
    @a1iks Před rokem

    Nope, you’re talking about dive watches 😜

  • @alijolivier
    @alijolivier Před rokem +2

    😮

  • @profiskipinternational4402

    Guys, calm down... it's just a watch. No need for sensation seeking. Gosh. Why all this drama ?

  • @mylesmooney7505
    @mylesmooney7505 Před rokem

    Why are some of the most expensive watches just ugly & way to cluttered , simple is more beautiful in my opinion, seiko marine master or Rolex sub is probably the most perfect, gold & diamonds on man’s watch just doesn’t do it for me , tacky

  • @lukewalker1051
    @lukewalker1051 Před rokem

    Reverso's suck.

  • @johnawrey5582
    @johnawrey5582 Před rokem

    As somebody who’s never seen your content, if the first video I see is you calling a reverso a fidget spinner, it will surely be the last video