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Jaeger le Coultre Master Control Memovox Silver Dial Ref 141.8.97, 1995
- Maker / attribution
- Jaeger le Coultre (maker)
- Date
- 1995
- Historical period
- Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
- Country of origin
- Unrecorded in source
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- silver
- Dimensions
- Case 38.5 mm
- Stock no.
- W-2683
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Bulang & Sons (W-2683)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Jaeger le Coultre Master Control Memovox Silver Dial Ref 141.8.97 (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Bulang & Sons (dealer), Copenhagen (stock number W-2683), this is a wristwatch by Jaeger le Coultre, dated 1995. The Atlas places it in the Mechanical Renaissance period (1990 – 2010) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: silver. Recorded dimensions: Case 38.5 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Bulang & Sons
This is a beautiful and rare example of the iconic Memovox alarm watch by Jaeger Le Coultre. The word ‘Memovox’ was invented by Jaeger Le Coultre and is an amalgamation of two Latin words. Memor, which means remembering and Vox, which means voice. This example houses the updated automatic calibre 918 movement that was introduced by JLC in 1994. The steel case measures 38.5mm and is in really great condition and has its two original JLC-signed crowns. An interesting point to note is that the case back has the relevant watchmakers name and date of manufacture hand engraved inside. The soleil-finish silver dial is in beautiful original condition with yellow coloured tritium lume dots , awesome !The dial has applied Arabi quarters and there is a date window at three. This Memovox comes on the pictured Bulang and Sons leather strap with steel JLC pin buckle and has been fully checked and regulated by our watchmaker. Whether you want this cool alarm watch for wake-up calls, setting time for meetings or timing your parking, we know you’ll love it as much as we do. Please get in touch! Specifications: - JLC Memovox reference 141.8.97 - 38.5 mm steel case - Two crowns – one movement winding one alarm winding - Serial 0513 dates to 1995 - Silver Soleil dial - Automatic movement calibre 918 - ‘Hammer’ alarm system - Pictured leather strap with JLC steel buckle - Fully checked by our watchmaker - Includes a handmade leather watch pouch
Historical context
Mechanical Renaissance (1990 – 2010)
Mechanical watches return as cultural objects; independent watchmaking flourishes.
Mechanical watches returned as cultural and luxury objects. Complications, tourbillons and new materials proliferated; independent watchmakers such as George Daniels, F.P. Journe and Philippe Dufour revived artisanal watchmaking; collecting vintage watches became a major field.
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Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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