Scale: 45.6 mm case
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds
Q397848J
$11,700
Office, formal, everyday
No dress watch in this tier has a design history as clear as the Reverso, and the Tribute Small Seconds is its purest current form. The 8.51mm steel case flips over to protect the crystal or show a plain back you can engrave, and JLC's own hand wound calibre 822 sits inside. Compared with a Cartier Santos Dumont it adds a seconds hand, a manufacture movement and quick release straps. It is a watch for shirt cuffs, not swimming pools.
The flipping case turns a classic dress watch into one you can personalise and protect.
Specifications
| Diameter | 45.6 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 8.51 mm |
| Lug to lug | 45.6 mm |
| Lug width | 20 mm |
| Case | Stainless steel |
| Crystal | Sapphire |
| Water resistance | 30 m |
| Movement | Manual |
| Calibre | 822 |
| Power reserve | 42 hours |
| Strap | Blue calfskin, quick release, steel double folding buckle |
Pros
- Slim 8.51mm case disappears under a cuff
- In house manual calibre 822
- Quick release straps
- Engravable steel back
Cons
- Only 30m water resistance
- Manual wind with 42 hours of reserve
- Some find the stock strap bulky
Rivals
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic Monoface Small Seconds, Cartier Santos Dumont large, Cartier Tank Louis Cartier
What owners say
WatchUSeek owners praise the sunray dials and how flat the case sits, and one owner who bought the steel Small Seconds says the redesigned case finally stopped sliding over his wrist bone. In buying threads many members pick the Duoface instead for its second time zone, and the cautions that repeat are the 30m rating and a factory strap one owner found bulky and replaced. Fratello's tester found the 45.6mm length a stretch on a 17cm wrist.
Sources
- jaeger-lecoultre.com Official
- jaeger-lecoultre.com Official · US price $11,700
- timeandtidewatches.com Review
- teddybaldassarre.com Review
- fratellowatches.com Review
- fifthwrist.com Review
- watchcrunch.com Forum · Community owner review of this reference
- watchuseek.com Forum
- watchuseek.com Forum
Some figures could not be verified: Specs and prices are verified on the official JLC pages (403 to automated fetch in this pass, figures carried from the first researcher). caseDiameterMm holds the 45.6mm length (12 to 6, which JLC states is also lug to lug) and caseWidthMm the 27.4mm width. Sapphire crystal is from reviews and retailers, not the JLC page. Owner coverage is WatchUSeek and WatchCrunch; Reddit could not be accessed.