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JAEGER-LECOULTRE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ALARM, DATE, CERTIFICATE AND BOX
Lot 83 JAEGER-LECOULTRE

JAEGER-LECOULTRE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ALARM, DATE, CERTIFICATE AND BOX

SIGNED JAEGER-LECOULTRE, MEMOVOX MODEL, CIRCA 1961

Closed10 May 2021

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CHF 3,250

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JAEGER-LECOULTRE. AN 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ALARM, DATE, CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED JAEGER-LECOULTRE, MEMOVOX MODEL, CIRCA 1961
Movement: Cal. K825, automatic
Dial: Silvered
Case: 37 mm. diam.
With: Gilt Jaeger-Lecoultre buckle, Certificate of Guarantee dated 21 January 1961 and presentation box

Specialist note

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

The present timepiece is distinguished by its original overall condition. Its appeal is furthermore enhanced by the presence of original certificate of guarantee and presentation box - all rarities by themselves.

In 1950, Jaeger-LeCoultre released the Memovox, or the "voice of memory", name derived from the Latin words "memories", memory, and "vox", voice. In 1956, a Memovox featuring the Jaeger-LeCoultre calibre 815 became the first self-winding alarm watch in history.