Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 88

Pink Gold "Mémovox" Jaeger LeCoultre, "Mémovox", Automatic, case No. 781077. Made in the 1950s. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, alarm and two crowns.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, the crown at 2 o'clock is for winding and setting the alarm, the one on the 4 winds the watch. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold indexes and luminous dots, revolving alarm disc in the center, and aperture for the date. Luminous pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. K825, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, bumper rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm.