Jeager LeCoultre*** Memovox Worldtime*** 1960's

Jeager LeCoultre Memovox Worldtime 1960's

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Automatic Jumbo Memovox Ref 855 World Time Disc, Cal K825, 1960’s
Serial: 11102506 / Mvt 1564321
Circa: 1960’s
Reference: 855

DESCRIPTION:
Rare vintage Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox 855 ‘Bumper’ automatic alarm wristwatch with world time disc, cal K825

MOVEMENT:
JLC Caliber K825, Self-winding mechanical ‘Bumper’ movement with date and mechanical hand-wound alarm, 17 jewels

DIAL: Black dial in excellent condition signed Jaeger LeCoultre. Black central disc with world time cities. Original hours and minutes silver sword hands with white central sweep seconds hand.
T SWISS T indication at 6 o’clock

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

STRAP: On a generic metal bracelet

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