JAEGER-LECOULTRE - Lot 26

JAEGER-LECOULTRE Memovox Ref. E855 No. 1208532 Steel alarm bracelet watch Case: round, crown with signature, back with ring closure, signed "LeCoultre&Co". Dial: grey "T-SWISS MADE-T", ebony markers, painted minute track with tritium luminescent markers, grey hands with luminescent paint, date window at 3 o'clock, central disc for alarm function, applied logo, signed Movement: self-winding "Bumper" movement, signed Jaeger-Lecoultre - Calibre K825 No. 1996586 Strap/clasp: leather strap and steel pin buckle, unsigned Diameter: 37 mm With: vintage Jaeger-Lecoultre blue leather case Indicative condition report: Sold as is, traces of wear and tear, slight knocks and scratches on the back, dial with patina and slight traces of wear and tear, movement and alarm functional at the time of writing the description, please allow for servicing, no guarantee With its expertise in the world of travel alarm clocks, Jaeger-Lecoultre developed a watch with an alarm complication: the Memovox. This lot is the first iteration of the Memovox with an automatic caliber, the E855. This first automatic bumper movement would give way a few years later to a central-rotor, high-frequency automatic movement.