A 1970s Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Catalog For The German Market
by Charlie Dunne
Author Leonhard Beitl’s compendium and unrivaled alarm-watch resource ‘Alarm am Arm. Der mechanische Armbandwecker von A-Z’ is an essential within my personal library. Particularly in regard to the Vulcain and Jaeger-LeCoultre chapters. The publication contains an extensive amount of alarm watches from all manufacturers, in addition to fantastic primary source material. Seen below is a Memovox catalog for the German-speaking market which includes several waterprotected JLCs, a pocket watch, travel clock, as well as some cheeky cartoons highlighting the alarm watch in various settings. Accompanying the catalog, I have included some photographs of featured references.
Jaeger-LeCoultre reference E 871. Image credit: @amanico
A Memovox "Mignonnette" travel clock reference 10007
Polaris II Red reference E 870 and Memovox Snowdrop Speedbeat reference E 877, and a travalarm reference 11076
The catalog features a Polaris II Red E870 and Memovox “Snowdrop” reference E877 as well as a reference 11076 (a later version of the Memovox "Mignonnette" reference 3157 aka the “Travalarm”).
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Memovox “Snowdrop” reference E877.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox reference 874, a “Snowdrop” reference 877, a reference 873, a very rare “Snowdrop” reference 73800 and the reference 11031 pocket watch.
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The Memovox reference E 873, and the reference E 875 in both steel and yellow gold.
Within the lineup of 70s Memovox models is a personal favorite, the Memovox reference E 875 which was expanded upon in the recent Collector’s Guide article. The variants include the blue dial 875.42.164 on its NSA (Novavit S.A.) bracelet, as well as the white dial 875.42.104. In addition, a yellow gold reference E 875.21 can be seen!
