Jaeger LeCoultre*** Memovox Bumper*** 1960's

Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Bumper 1960's

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Jaeger LeCoultre Vintage MEMOVOX GT ‘Bumper’ Automatic Ref. E861, 1960’s
Serial # 1245XXX / Mvt 1972XXX
Circa: 1960’s

DESCRIPTION: Rare vintage Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox GT ‘Bumper’ automatic alarm wristwatch

MOVEMENT: JLC Caliber 825, Self-winding mechanical ‘Bumper’ movement with date and mechanical hand-wound alarm, 17 jewels

DIAL: Silver and blue dial in excellent condition signed Jaeger Lecoultre, original
Hours and minutes GT hands with blue tips
T SWISS MADE T indication at 6 o’clock

CASE: 37mm, stainless steel with two crowns, screw down back ‘ring’ and acrylic glass

STRAP: Not Included

MANUFACTURER: Jaeger LeCoultre

NOTES:
The Jaeger LeCoultre MEMOVOX is known as the original automatic alarm watch. The first MEMOVOX was released in 1950 with the hand-wound mechanical caliber 489. The MEMOVOX name is composed of two Latin words ‘memo’ and ‘vox’ that respectively mean remember and voice.
In 1956, Jager LeCoultre released the Caliber 815 Memovox, which was the first automatic alarm wristwatch with its signature ‘bumper’ self-winding movement.
This was followed by the caliber 825, which had the additional date module and became the most iconic layout for the MEMOVOX automatic date alarm wristwatch.