Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Hand-drawn Cartoons Watch By Zep Really Appeal Comics Fans

Online, November 23, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso hand-drawn cartoons watch by Zep really appeal comics fans. The dial Zep created is quite attractive. Zep is the pseudonym of Philippe Chappuis, he is a popular character in French-speaking countries, he is a comics creator from Switzerland.

Zep is the pseudonym of an artist who draws and writer a comic strip series known as Titeuf, and recently worked with Jaeger-LeCoultre on this one-of-a-kind Zep watch.

Something about hand-drawn things that really appeal to me. Zep designed the dial and caseback engraving. I think that is pretty cool. That is actually a small wheel the you turn to close a metal curtain over the dial to hide or reveal it.

Jaeger-LeCoultre has been experimenting with these mini metal curtains. Another watch of theirs (much higher-end) that also uses a curtain is this Reverso Repetition a Rideau watch. Though on that watch the curtain was external and was used to activate the minute repeater. In this case it is to hide the fact that the wear of the Reverso by Zep watch is a comics fan. Go into a business meeting and just turns the wheel a bit to hide all that.

Jaeger-LeCoultre used an 18k rose gold case to frame the art. The dial is done in enamel and looks very pretty. This item is also apparently part of their larger 80th anniversary of the Reverso watch celebration.

Like the scene in Charlie Chaplin's famous Modern Times, Zep's signature character is drawn stuck in gears. Note the floating letters that spell out "Reverso". Though this time it isn't some industrial machine but rather a Jaeger-LeCoultre movement. This is the first ever cartoon watch movement I have ever seen.

What a pity, there will only be one such Reverso by Zep watch. The new watch will be offered via auction at the Artcurial auction house in Paris on November 29, 2011. Wish it was a limited edition at least.