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Geneva, Mar 16, 2008

LOT 172

Platinum Grande Memovox Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Grande Memovox, Master Control, 1000 hours", No. 72, Ref. 146.6.95. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in 2003. Very fine, large, center-seconds, self-winding, water resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, mechanical alarm on bronze bell, 24 hour indication, two crowns and a platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, inclined bezel, concave and curved lugs. Alarm winding crown at 2, time-setting and winding-crown at 4 and push button for quick adjustment of the calendar at 8. D. Satiné blue with applied white gold dart indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the 24 hours in black and red Arabic numerals, apertures for the leap year in two digits between the 12 and the 1, and for the moon phases at 6, outer 1/5th seconds graduation. Luminous white gold Alpha hands, red tipped arrow hand for the alarm. M. Cal. 909- 440, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 4 adjustments, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 15 mm.