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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 115

Polaris LeCoultre, Memovox, Automatic. Made in the 1950s. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with date, alarm and 2 crowns.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, snap-on case back with 16 round hole for the alarm sound, the crown at 2 activates the central revolving alarm dial. D. Black with Arabic numerals and indexes, outer dot minute divisions with 5-minute/ seconds markers and Arabic quarters, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 13''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.