In 1950, when Jaeger-LeCoultre debuted the first Memovox watch, the model’s signature alarm functionality—derived from minute repeaters of yore, but considerably less fussy—distinguished the brand as ...

Is there a timepiece with an aesthetic quite as iconic as Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Memovox? It got a bump in exposure this year, when it inspired the new Polaris collection. No doubt part of that appeal ...

Jaeger-LeCoultre has released two next-generation Master Control Memovox alarm watches, carrying on its mid-20th-century legacy in the audible watchmaking specialty. The Master Control Memovox ...

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Consider the mechanical alarm, like the Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox, an oddly neglected complication that is also as old as the hills. I mean, like, even before smartphones. Plato indeed had a water ...

Though comparatively dressy variants of the Memovox first hit the market in the early ’50s (and the first automatic caliber variant in 1956), the Polaris II (produced from 1970 to 1972) was a bold ...

Jaeger-LeCoultre celebrates the 60 th anniversary of one of its most iconic and collectible models, the Memovox, with a special Boutique Edition. The watch is notable for its mechanical alarm function ...

Jaeger-LeCoultre has updated its mechanical alarm watch – the Memovox – with a new two-tone look. As well as being able to set a time-based alarm, the 40mm pink gold Master Control Memovox Timer also ...

It was 1950 when Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the first Memovox, introducing the world to the mechanical alarm function. The watch has since become the reference in wristwatch alarms. A 1956 version ...