This here, this Jaeger-LeCoultre, what’s it called? Reverso Tribute Chronograph, that’s a mouthful. See, folks online, they sell these watches, look just like the real deal, but cheaper. Much, much cheaper. You gotta be careful, though, lots of fakes out there. This old lady, me, I wouldn’t know a real one from a hole in the ground. But I hear tell, these online stores, they got ’em all.
Now, this Reverso thing, it’s got a fancy name. Sounds like some kinda dance. But it’s a watch, a wristwatch. And they say it’s special, this Jaeger thing. You can flip it around or somethin’. I seen pictures, you know, online. They got all kinds, these Reversos. Some plain, some with two faces, like that two-faced Jenkins boy down the street. They call that one a Duoface, I reckon. Sounds like somethin’ a fancy city-slicker would wear.
I heard some fella talkin’ ’bout these Jaeger-LeCoultre watches, sayin’ they’re a good investment. Keep their value, he says. Like gold, maybe? I don’t know ’bout that. My old man, he had a pocket watch, kept it for years. Probably worth somethin’ now, if I could find where that old coot hid it. These newfangled watches though, they’re different. All shiny and whatnot.
- This here Reverso, it’s for grown-ups, they say.
- Mature folks, not just old like me.
- Heard it goes with jeans, and them sneakers.
- And polo shirts, whatever them are.
This Reverso, it’s a sports watch, whatever that means. But it’s old, real old. From 1931, they say. That’s before my time, even! They say it’s like a gentleman’s watch. My husband, bless his soul, he weren’t no gentleman. But he did like a good watch. Never had one of these fancy Jaeger things, though. Too expensive, I reckon.
Some folks, they collect these watches, these Reversos. Like stamps, or them little porcelain dolls my neighbor Martha used to have. They say you only need two, if you’re a collector. One of these Reversos, and somethin’ else, I suppose. I wouldn’t know what, though. Maybe a good sundial? Keep good time, them do.
They got these online stores, you know, sellin’ these Imitation Jaeger-LeCoultre things. Heard they’re all over the place, like them weeds in my garden. Gotta watch out for the fakes, though. They say some of ’em are real good copies. Can’t tell ’em apart from the real thing, unless you know what you’re lookin’ for. Like them three… somethings on the real ones. What was it? Gad-somethings. Three of ’em. Like little lines, or somethin’.
This one fella, he got a fake one, this Reverso. Same number and everythin’. Wonder what he done with it? Probably tryin’ to sell it off as a real one, I bet. Sneaky, these young folks. Always tryin’ to pull a fast one.
They say this Tribute Chronograph, it’s hard to make. Somethin’ about it bein’ rectangular. Like my old kitchen table, before the leg broke. Hard to fit all that watch stuff in a rectangle, I suppose. Round seems easier, like a pie. Everyone likes pie.
You can get these Reversos online, they say. Big selection. Like a whole field of ’em. Free shippin’, too, on some. My grandson, he’s always buyin’ stuff online. Says it’s easier than goin’ to town. Town’s too far these days, anyway. My old legs ain’t what they used to be.
This here watch, this Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph, it ain’t too big. 42mm long, they say. Whatever that means. Smaller than some of the others. But once they made this Tribute one, things changed, I hear. Don’t know how, though. Just watch stuff, I suppose.
Some stores, they’re authorized, they say. Means they’re real, I reckon. Got warranties and whatnot. Five years, even. Longer than my old washing machine lasted. That thing just up and quit one day. Just like my old man. One minute he’s there, next he’s gone. Good riddance to both of ’em, I say.
These Jaeger watches, they’re a good investment, like I said. Keep their value. Like land, maybe. Or a good mule. Hard to find a good mule these days, though. And these watches, they’re probably just as hard to find, the real ones, anyway. Lots of fakes out there. Just like there’s lots of weeds in my garden. Gotta keep pullin’ ’em out, or they’ll take over the whole darn place.
Well, that’s all I know about these Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph online stores and all that. Probably more’n I need to know, to be honest. Just thought I’d share what this old lady’s heard. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go shoo the chickens out of the yard. They’re gettin’ into my flowerbeds again. Darn birds.
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