Condition Report

Case:
This example is in excellent vintage condition. It has been expertly cleaned by one of our technicians, and was not polished by us. There are some light hairline scratches, and very minimal light wear distributed evenly throughout the case. The watch remains extremely crisp and sharp.

Dial:
The dial is in superb original condition with no signs of wear.

Movement:
The fully-serviced manual wind calibre by Jaeger-LeCoultre is in excellent condition.

Bracelet:
This watch comes on its original Jaeger-LeCoultre yellow gold and stainless steel bracelet.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre

1994 Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Two-Tone Reverso Small Model Ref. 260.5.86 - Silver Dial

Name: 1994 Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Two-Tone Reverso Small Model Ref. 260.5.86 - Silver Dial
Brand: Jaeger-LeCoultre
SKU: G1069
Price: 4650.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$4,650.00 USD

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Recently fully-serviced. Backed with a 1-year warranty.
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The Reverso sits in a rare category of watch designs that solved a very specific problem and then became a permanent part of the culture. Introduced in 1931 for British polo players stationed in India, the idea was simple. Build a watch that could survive a match by flipping its vulnerable crystal inward and presenting a solid metal caseback to the outside world. René-Alfred Chauvot’s swiveling case answered that challenge and, almost by accident, created one of the defining Art Deco forms of watchmaking.

By the late twentieth century the Reverso had already lived several lives. After effectively disappearing from production from the postwar period through the early 1970s, it was revived during the mechanical renaissance that followed the quartz crisis, first through Italian market demand and then as a core design pillar for Jaeger-LeCoultre through the 1980s and 1990s. The mid-1990s in particular marked a turning point as the manufacture began exploring the reverse side not only as protection, but as an additional surface for mechanical or aesthetic expression. In 1994 alone the Reverso line saw the introduction of complications such as the Duoface, placing a second dial on the caseback and reframing the model as a platform rather than a novelty. It is within this moment of renewed confidence that references like the 260.5.86 appear, still faithful to the original architecture but expressed in the more formal two tone language that defined dress watches of the decade.

The present example retains the classical small Reverso proportions: a size that preserves the long vertical geometry of the original 1930s case. The steel chassis framed by yellow gold gadroons gives the watch a slightly more architectural presence on the wrist than an all steel model. It The dial is straightforward in the best sense. Arabic numerals and a chemin de fer track keep the layout grounded in period restraint, while the blued hands provide the only real flourish. The result feels entirely consistent with the Reverso’s long evolution from sporting solution to urban dress watch.

Condition remains crisp across the case flanks and swiveling carriage, with the gold elements maintaining their definition along the stepped top and bottom edges. The flat caseback, historically intended for engraving, remains clean and unadorned. It wears lightly, as these often do, but carries with it the weight of a design that has outlasted nearly a century of changing taste without ever really needing to change at all. It is presented with its original papers.