The Swiss national football team Reversos

Bought from the retailer Gübelin by the Swiss Football Association and presented to the national side after the 1938 World Cup in France. Switzerland’s win over the Germany side carried unmistakable political weight in the Europe of 1938, and the watches went out inscribed with thanks for the victories. Decades later at least one member of that team was still wearing his. A reminder that the engraved Reverso was never only an aristocratic object — it was also how a country said thank you.