Item: Jaeger LeCoultre Batman Forever Reverso Watch #18 out of 35 made
Sold For: $8,000.00
Bids: 1
Date: Jul 09, 2012
Auction: Ebay
Description and Image By: superjmatt
Up for sale is an Extemely Rare and Beautiful Jaeger LeCoultre Batman Reverso Watch. There were only 35 of these watches ever made. This watch is #18. Comes with box and documents (leather bound owners manual and serial number card) seen in the pictures and serial number is verifiable by calling the manufacturer. The watch is in excellent condition and comes with a brand new ostrich band (pictured). The original band is also included. The only reason for the new band is because the leather pillow that the watch was wrapped around stuck to the band after a long period in storage. Other than that, this watch is gorgeous!! The following is a history of these watches from the website “Time Zone” written by Richard Paige: The Jaeger LeCoultre Batman Forever Reverso. Only 35 pieces were produced by JLC , 30 in steel and 5 in 18kt Yellow gold, each individually numbered. The original watch was actually a stock production piece: The Grand Taille Reverso with the Batman logo engraved and enameled on the solid case of the watch head. This unique watch was produced in the mid 1990’s, in conjunction with the production and release of the hit movie ” Batman Forever”, starring Val Kilmer as Batman, and directed by Joel Schumacher. The watch was originally “product placed” in the movie by Jaeger LeCoultre as Batman’s personal watch (Val Kilmer), so that the Batman logo could only be seen when Bruce Wayne turned into Batman and “reversed” the watch, revealing the Batman logo. The interesting story is that the idea for the Limited edition watch was brought to Jaeger by a product placement agency while the movie was already in production. Since Jaeger LeCoultre did not have a licensing agreement with Warner Bros, who produced and distributed the movie, JLC was not allowed to profit from the sale of any of the watches. The arrangement with Warner Bros. was that JLC could produce the watch, but never profit financially from direct sales. Thus the watches were used for various national promotions, as well as auction items at fund raisers and charity events.