Jaeger-LeCoultre - Memovox - 648043 A - Men - 1955

Jaeger-LeCoultre
Mémovox alarm clock, mechanical movement caliber P489/1, 18-karat rose gold (750/000)
Case no. 648043 A, movement no. 1068032, circa 1955
Full service October 2025, original box included.

Case: 18K rose gold (750/1000), warm shade between yellow gold and rose gold, 33 mm, snap-on back, double crown: 2 o'clock for alarm function, 4 o'clock for setting the time. Light polishing (ABP Concept, 2025), crisp edges, no dents or notable scratches.

Dial: original, two-tone champagne and silver, applied gold indices, dauphine hands, peripheral minute track, mobile central sub-dial for setting the alarm, uniform and balanced patina, dial not restored, particularly well preserved, new Plexiglas crystal (replacement 2025).

Bracelet: new black crocodile leather, signed ABP Concept (French-made, 2025), gold-plated pin buckle, branded, original strap included (leather, used condition).

Movement: JLC caliber P489/1, mechanical, alarm complication driven by an internal gong, 17 jewels, frequency 18,000 vph, power reserve 42 hours, original movement, signed and numbered, fully overhauled, cleaned and regulated by ABP Concept, Paris.

Set: original red leather box with a stamped logo (rare). Original bracelet preserved.

An absolute icon, the Memovox is the symbol of 1950s ingenuity.
“The Voice of Memory” was the name chosen by Jaeger-Lecoultre to design its first mechanical wristwatch alarm, a major innovation at the time that left a lasting mark on the history of watchmaking.
Entièrement Manufacture, it combines mechanical finesse, innovative complications and timeless aesthetics.