The Reverso Squadra wins the 115th polo Argentine Open

Confirming its return to the world of polo, the Reverso Squadra is, as in 2006 and 2007 again proclaimed winner of the “Abierto”. At the end of an extremely close match, “Ellerstina” team won the prestigious cup, beating La Dolfina by 13 goals to 12. Regarded as one of the world’s best polo player, the Reverso Squadra Ambassador Juan Martin Nero, named Most Valuable Player (MVP) symbolises the increasingly close-knit ties between Jaeger-LeCoultre and the world of Polo.

Argentine Open
On Saturday December 13th, “Ellerstina” got their most awaited achievement, the Argentine Open. After their third final against Cambiaso’s team, Ellerstina beat La Dolfina 13-12, with a golden goal scored in extra chukker by Gonzalo Pieres. The great match held in front of a large number of people showed collective game, individual talent, emotion and uncertainty till the end. The Dolfina Jaeger-LeCoultre came to the end with ups and downs during the season but having four titles in the Open over and the best player in the world in court. Ellerstina came with the title of Tortugas. It was the ultimate dream, that both teams, throughout the tournament, deserved to achieve.

Juan Martin Nero and the Pieres (Gonzalo, Facundo and Pablito) : these top-class champions are the special emissaries of the brand and bear eloquent testimony that the values of sport and polo are more closely than ever entwined with those of the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre.
Triple Crown 2008, Jaeger-LeCoultre winner of the 3 tournaments
Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Reverso Squadra is once again proclaimed “winner” of the Argentina polo season. Each tournament has been claimed by one of the Reverso Squadra Ambassador.
Tortugas Open, October 2008
Ellerstina (inc. Juan Martin Nero) beat la Aguada (Eduardo Novillo Astrada) 13-9 and claimed the Tortugas Open, the first tournament of the Triple Crown.
Hurlingham Open, November 2008
La Aguada (Eduardo Novillo Astrada) played and won the Hurlingham Open, second tournament in this 2008 triple crown season.
Argentine Open, December 2008
Ellerstina (Juan Martin Nero) beat La Dolfina (Adolfo Cambiaso) 13-12 and claimed the Abierto, the most important in the world, and last one of the Triple Crown

Jaeger-LeCoultre and the polo in Argentina
2006: 75 years after the birth of the Reverso, a one-of-a-kind Reverso Squadra Hometime model, featuring a carrier engraved with the Argentine flag, celebrates the signature of an agreement with the world’s top polo players, internationally recognised Argentinean professionals now wearing the new Reverso Squadra on their wrist.
2007: The brand confirms its presence in this sport as partner of the famous La Dolfina team taking part in the three major “Triple Crown” Argentinean polo championship tournaments. After the Reverso’s return to the world of polo, and following on from its victory in 2006, Adolfo Cambiaso, with his team mates all four topclass champions composing La Dolfina Jaeger-LeCoultre team win the Argentine Open.
Considered the world’s best polo players, team captain Adolfo Cambiaso has appeared in the latest Reverso Squadra advertising campaign, symbolising the ever stronger ties between Jaeger-LeCoultre and the world of Polo.
The Reverso Squadra
The Squadra line, celebrating the reversible watch’s return to its sporting origins, is more than ever dedicated to polo, a sport that requires nerves of steel and a decided taste for risks. Quite obviously designed for men, the Reverso Squadra combines power, elegance and sturdiness in a tough, rugged watch that is clearly ready for anything and features an exceptionally strong design and clear-cut functions that are useful for contemporary men. Powered by a mechanical automatic movement, the Reverso Squadra features a whole host of technical innovations that testify to its reliability and robustness. The new Squadra line evokes the original values of the Reverso by celebrating the revolutionary ties binding Haute Horlogerie to sport and to polo in particular.
1833-2007
A major player in watchmaking history, Jaeger-LeCoultre is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year. The Grande Maison in the Vallée de Joux is taking this opportunity to reread some of the finest pages in its ongoing epic and to write some even more beautiful ones. The Manufacture has an impressive range of world firsts, superlatives and legendary models to its credit, including the Reverso, the Duoplan, the Master Control, the Memovox Polaris, the Gyrotourbillon I and the Atmos. In 2008, around 1000 people mastering over 40 watchmaking professions and over 20 cutting-edge technologies will continue to pay tribute to the pioneering spirit of the House founders by creating new masterpieces in harmony with the grand watchmaking tradition. In 2010, pursuing the multiple extensions around Antoine LeCoultre’s original workshop, Jaeger-LeCoultre will welcome a new building providing 9,000 square metres of additional workshops.