Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced its Reverso 2026 collection, a focused update to the rectangular icon with smaller proportions, refined dial treatments and new-generation hand-wound movements in key models.
The line spans four directions: the Reverso Classic Small Monoface, the Classic Small Duetto, the Classic Monoface ‘Origin’ and the Tribute Duoface Small Seconds.
Smaller Reverso Cases Set the Tone
The main story here is scale.
Rather than pushing the Reverso into sportier or more assertive territory, Jaeger-LeCoultre is leaning into the slim, elegant dimensions that shaped the watch’s early identity.
That makes sense for a design born around a reversible case, originally intended to protect the dial during polo and still one of watchmaking’s most recognisable mechanical gestures.
Classic Small Monoface Gets a 50-Hour Calibre
The Reverso Classic Small Monoface is the cleanest expression of the new range, with a 35.78mm by 21mm case that measures just 7.4mm thick.
It comes in stainless steel or 18k pink gold, with a textured and vertically brushed dial that keeps the watch close to the Art Deco language of the earliest Reversos.
The manually wound calibre 846 has been updated with a silicon escapement and a wider barrel, lifting the power reserve from 38 hours to 50 hours while improving resistance to friction and magnetic fields.
Prices start at £7,200 for the steel model on a blue alligator strap, rising to £8,000 on a steel bracelet and £16,000 for the pink gold version on a taupe alligator strap.
Two Dials for the Classic Small Duetto
The Reverso Classic Small Duetto uses the same small-case thinking but adds a second dial on the reverse side.
Its 34.2mm by 21mm case is 8.7mm thick and is offered in steel or 18k pink gold, with diamond-set gadroons on selected versions and a more jewellery-led double-set steel option with diamonds on both sides.
One face uses the familiar rectangular Reverso dial with Arabic numerals and a sunray motif, while the reverse adopts a circular display with elongated hour markers.
Inside is the hand-wound calibre 844, also upgraded to a 50-hour power reserve, with prices running from £11,900 to £39,400 depending on metal, diamond setting and strap or bracelet configuration.
The Origin Adds Diamonds to the Smallest Case
The Reverso Classic Monoface ‘Origin’ is the most petite watch in the 2026 selection, measuring 32.5mm by 16.3mm and 7.9mm thick.
Its proportions echo the early women’s Reverso models, while the new edition adds 28 diamonds to the dial-side gadroon.
The watch is stainless steel only, with a silvered brushed and sunrayed dial, 30 metres of water resistance and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s calibre 657 quartz movement.
It is priced at £6,150 on a blue alligator strap or £7,000 on a stainless steel bracelet.
A New Medium Size for the Tribute Duoface Small Seconds
The enthusiast pick of the group may be the Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds, which introduces a new medium case size at 42.9mm by 25.5mm and 9.23mm thick.
Its front dial is silvered opaline with small seconds at 6 o’clock, while the reverse carries a blue-grey lacquered dial with a second time zone and 24-hour indication.
The steel case houses the manually wound calibre 854 with a 42-hour power reserve, and the watch is paired with a black calfskin strap.
At £12,600, it sits above the smaller Classic models and gives the Reverso range a useful middle ground for collectors who want the Duoface complication without a larger wrist presence.
Taken together, the 2026 Reverso watches show Jaeger-LeCoultre sharpening the collection around proportion, daily wearability and period-correct character rather than spectacle.
