Two faces, one tiny case
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
Some watches I have to talk myself into. This one I'd have to talk myself out of.
The Reverso One is the slimmer, more Art Deco branch of the Reverso family, and the Duetto has a dial on each side of the flipping case. 20 mm wide. 9 mm thick. 14 mm lugs. On a 15.5 cm wrist that leaves skin showing on both sides, the way a watch is supposed to sit, and the leather strap narrows neatly into it. Nobody had to tell me it 'wears small'. It is small.
The hand-wound 844 runs both faces, so you can wear the white one in the day and flip it over for the evening. 45 hours means winding it most mornings, which I'd enjoy, a little ritual while the coffee brews.
The problems: 30 m, so not for the sea. A rectangular case that will catch on a thick wool jumper sleeve. And 12,500 dollars and up, for a watch you'll mostly wear to dinners and weddings. That's a lot of dinners.
Still. If I were only ever going to own one fancy watch, this is where I'd start looking.