Front view
Dial, hands and bezel as delivered.
Case-back view
Case-back engraving and, where fitted, the sapphire display.
Movement
Calibre with its finishing and decoration.
On the wrist
Worn shot for proportion and strap drape.
Jaeger-LeCoultre · Reverso
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 43 mm Meteorite Stainless
Reference 43967ST.17
Reference at a glance
- Brand
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Collection
- Reverso
- Model
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 43 mm Meteorite Stainless
- Reference number
- 43967ST.17
- Year / era
- 1989 · 1980s — mechanical revival
- Complication
- Annual calendar
- Movement
- In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial type
- Meteorite
- Strap / bracelet
- White rubber velcro strap
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Limited-edition status
- Regular production, not a limited edition
Case, dial & bracelet
- Case dimensions
- 43 mm
- Case thickness
- 12.6 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Bezel
- Fixed brushed titanium
- Crystal
- Anti-reflective sapphire, double-domed
- Dial
- Meteorite
- Hands
- Mercedes hour hand with Chromalight display
- Indexes
- Applied Arabic numerals with luminous coating
- Bracelet / strap
- White rubber velcro strap
- Clasp / buckle
- Titanium deployant clasp
- Water resistance
- 300 m
Movement
- Movement / calibre
- Calibre 64C — In-house tourbillon, manual-winding
- Movement type
- Manual-winding
- Frequency
- 21,600 vph (3 Hz)
- Power reserve
- 10 days
- Number of jewels
- 40 jewels
- Complications
- Annual calendar
- Functions
- GMT second time zone, date
- Watchmaker
- The calibre is built in-house and adjusted in five positions before delivery.
Production & market
- Production period
- 1989 – 1998
- Limited-edition quantity
- Not applicable
- Current market information
- Thin secondary-market supply — pricing is set piece by piece at auction.
Designer
René-Alfred Chauvot
The reference was drawn by the manufacture's internal design office, where case, dial and movement architects work alongside the watchmakers rather than as an outside commission.
Historical significance
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 43 mm Meteorite Stainless sits within Jaeger-LeCoultre's Reverso line, introduced in 1989. It carries the house codes established since 1833 — stainless steel case, meteorite dial and in-house tourbillon, manual-winding — and is one of the references collectors use to date the evolution of the collection.
Interesting facts
- The reference was originally planned as a one-year run and stayed in the catalogue for well over a decade.
- The movement's bridges are decorated even where they will never be seen once the watch is cased.
The House
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Brand facts
- Founding year
- 1833
- Founder
- Antoine LeCoultre
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Tier
- Ultra-Luxury & Haute Horlogerie
- Major collections
- Reverso, Master Control, Master Ultra Thin, Polaris, Duometre, Rendez-Vous, Atmos
- Signature technologies
- Composite and ceramic case materials · Anti-magnetic silicon escapement · Certified chronometer regulation
- Famous movements
- In-house automatic micro-rotor · In-house tourbillon, manual-winding · In-house automatic with 22k gold rotor · In-house manual-winding, hand-finished
- Notable watches
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 43 mm Meteorite Stainless (1989) · Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 42 mm Black Ceramic (1982) · Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 39 mm Ice Quartz (1961) · Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso 39 mm Blue 18k (1971)
Brand history
Jaeger-LeCoultre has spent more than 193 years refining a single idea: a watch should outlive its owner. From the earliest workshop pieces to today's Reverso, the house has balanced technical ambition with a recognisable design language, and its collections remain among the most closely followed by collectors worldwide.
Antoine LeCoultre established Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1833, working from Switzerland at a time when precision was measured by hand. The founder's obsession with finishing and accuracy still defines every Jaeger-LeCoultre calibre produced today.
Historical milestones
1833
Antoine LeCoultre founds Jaeger-LeCoultre in Switzerland.
1873
Jaeger-LeCoultre earns its first international recognition for precision timekeeping.
1969
The quartz era forces Jaeger-LeCoultre to redefine mechanical watchmaking.
1990
Jaeger-LeCoultre enters the modern collector market with its signature lines.
2024
Jaeger-LeCoultre continues to produce Reverso, Master Control, Master Ultra Thin and other icons in limited numbers.