Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 128

Jaeger LeCoultre,"Memovox?. Produced in the 1950s. Very fine, center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with alarm and two crowns.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, the crown at 2 activates the central revolving alarm dial and winds it up, the one on the 4 winds the watch, cylindrical hooded lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold dart and triangular indexes, Arabic numerals for the 12, at the center, revolving alarm disc. Yellow gold ?dauphine? hands.M. Cal. 489, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Height 10 mm.