Linda’s Second Reverso

When I first saw the Chocolate Reverso, I wanted it immediately. It was going to be my first Reverso, and everything about the watch appealed to me: the warm rose-gold case, the brown dial and the special leather strap that completed the look. I had already decided that this was the Reverso for me. Around the same time, someone decided, “just for the fun of it,” to show us another watch. This one was for Linda.

By then, Linda already had her first Reverso, the yellow-gold Duoface that had taken me so long to convince her to accept. She wore that watch regularly, but what we were shown this time was something a little different: an elegant Duetto in rose gold and brown that happened to pair beautifully with my Chocolate Reverso, and we were both struck by it.

It wasn’t simply a smaller version of my watch, but there was enough of a family resemblance between the two that they felt as though they belonged together. Linda’s Duetto had diamonds on only one side, which suited her perfectly. It gave the watch a more formal character when she wanted it, without making the entire piece feel overly decorated. And the part I particularly enjoyed was that Linda wanted it, which was a sign that she was beginning to look at other watches.

This Duetto became the Reverso she wears for more formal occasions, and when I wear my Chocolate Reverso, the two watches make a wonderful pair. I suppose you could say that it also gave Linda a little more “cred” among my watch friends, although by then she hardly needed my help. I had spent years happily descending into the watch-collecting rabbit hole while Linda watched from a safe distance. Now, for the first time, I could see her getting dangerously close to the edge herself. What a wonderful turn of events (or perhaps I should have been more careful what I wished for).