Jaeger-LeCoultre

 

The Gran Sport:

 

 

 

 

The Gran Sport Chronograph ( Credit picture, Antiquorum )

 

 

There was also a Gran Sport Duo ( picture found on the net, I don't know who to credit for, sadly ) :

 

 

 

 

Our better half had to wait till 2002 to see a sporty Reverso made for them: The Gran Sport Lady, which had a pretty short life, as it was in production till 2005, only.

 

The whole Gran Sport line was really something:

 

Aesthetically, first, with its more squared case, powerful yet elegant, sport chic, and these delicously decorated dials.

 

Mechanically, and, mainly here, the Gran Sport Chrono which had a very interesting and nice movement, not visible, though.

 

As for the Gran Sport lady, I would say that it is one of the very few watches for ladies I love a lot, along with the Breguet Reine De Naples.

 

It is a delicous blend of sportiness, chic, elegance, and feminity through its 2 raws of diamonds ( a total of 32, horizontally located above and below the verso dial).

 

Magali, the designer of this watch, said it better than me:

 

" Above and beyond its legendary duality, the Gran Sport Lady offers women a multi faceted world. It is the companion of the most striking paradoxes, the reflection of daily life in which it moves seamlessly from work to leasure activities.

 

Understated and sporty, or elegant and precious, it is ready to adapt any situation. "

 

After the duality in words, the duality in pictures.

 

The " Day Side ", for the woman of action:

 

 

 

 

The " Night Side ", because there is also some place for romantic and entertaining moments:

 

 

The case is less thin than a Reverso GT, for example, but is still smaller and less thick than an XGT, obviously playing the card of sportiness.

 

The exact dimensions are 38, 7 mm x 24, 85 mm x 10, 8 mm;

 

The lugs are less slim than on a " Classic " Reverso, but still very well proportionned, compared to the case:

 

 

 

It was made in stainless steel, white gold ( limited edition called Kingyo, which had 144 diamonds ) and yellow gold, and it came with a rubber strap, a stainless steel or yellow gold bracelet, my favourite being the combinatiion stainless steel / rubber strap, which adds a lot of polyvalence to the watch.

 

There is a system, on the strap, which allows you to set the correct lenght: At each side of the folding buckle, you have a pusher which gives you a slightly longer or shorter lenght ( + / - 3, 9 mm for the bracelet, and + / - 2,5 mm for the rubber strap , depending on the season, warm or cold, as the size of our wrist depends on this, too. Clever.

 

The folding buckle, in the details:

 

 

 

 

The Cal 864 is a 19 jewels manual  winding movemet, beating at 21 600 vibrations per hour, made of 164 parts, and offering a power reserve of 50 hours.

 

It is quite thin, with a 3, 45 mm height.

 

The Cal 864, like you will never see it, as it is hidden under the recto and the verso dials:

 

 

Let's add some pictures  and a few personal thoughts on this lovely Gran Sport Lady, to give an end to this quick write up.

 

I don't have an owner point of view, since this watch belongs to my wife, but I have the pleasure to see it regularly on her wrist for almost 8 years, now.

 

There are two watches she loves a lot: Her Rolex 1016 and this Gran Sport Lady.

 

And she hesitated a lot between this one and the Breguet Reine De Naples, but she finally had a preference for the Jaeger-Lecoultre, because of its duality.

 

You want to play it discrete, go for the recto side. You want to show off, but with good taste, then you will go for the verso side.

 

2 sides, two different worlds, that is the magic of the Reverso.

 

This watch had and still has a beautiful life, if you pay attention to the condition of the case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mandatory wirst shots, featuring, FINALLY, a much nicer wrist than all these hairy creatures we are used to see, or to show.

 

 

   

Now, I start to wonder if I would not go for a men's version, the Chronographe, which always attracted me...

 

Looking forward to reading your thoughts and comments,

 

Best.

 

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