JAEGER-LECOULTRE MEMOVOX ALARM VINTAGE WATCH E872
Jaeger LeCoultre, Memovox HPG, ref. E872, a stainless steel watch, no. 1268xxx, circa 1960s, automatic high-beat alarm movement, calibre 916. It has a rare blue dial with blue central alarm indicator, facetted silver hour markers, hour and minute hands with luminous inserts, central seconds hand with square luminous insert, date aperture to 6 o'clock, screw down case back, case, dial, crowns and movement signed, diameter 38mm x 45mm.
In 1969 Jaeger-LeCoultre developed the improved calibre 916, known as the 'Speedbeat' due to its higher frequency. The movement also allowed complete rotation of the winding rotor, doing away with the 'bumper' action. In the dials had an additional 'HPG' logo standing for 'High Precision Guarantee'
It was retail at US$160 in 1970. The equivalent of 160 USD on 09 September 1970 is 1 295.2 USD on 29 December 2024 (
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