When cinema and sport converge, style often takes centre stage. At the 2025 U.S. Open Men’s Final, held at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, French actor Omar Sy made an understated yet powerful statement. Seated amongst the crowd, his choice of timepiece was as much a nod to craftsmanship as it was to personal elegance: the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph in pink gold.
The Reverso, long synonymous with refined versatility, found its perfect stage amid the atmosphere of high-stakes competition. Just as the players on court embodied precision, resilience, and artistry, Sy’s watch mirrored those same qualities in its intricate dual-dial design. It was an accessory that resonated with the event’s energy—sophisticated, exacting, and timeless.
First created in the 1930s for polo players, the Reverso remains an icon of horological invention, continually reinvented without ever losing its original spirit. In this latest iteration, the Tribute Chronograph offers an hour-minute display across two distinct dials, one classic and one contemporary, each speaking to different expressions of time yet united in perfect balance.
When reversed, the watch reveals its most captivating feature: an open-worked dial that unveils the Manufacture Calibre 860, a mechanical marvel that transforms the simple act of timekeeping into a spectacle. Blue hands sweep gracefully across a retrograde chronograph, while bevelled bridges and Côtes de Genève detailing create a sense of depth and fluidity, almost as though the movement itself were breathing.
