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Lot 2626
JAEGER-LECOULTRE . A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, ALARM, DATE AND BLUE LACQUERED DIAL
MEMOVOX MODEL, REF. 855, CIRCA 1968
Closed26 November 2023
Price Realised
HKD 75,600
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Specialist note
n 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. The present timepiece features an attractive blue lacquered dial nicked named “Lapis Lazuli” by its enthusiasts.