Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox 3161 Parking

Some of you might have seen my little post about my last week's watches,
which also mentions the take of tic-tacs for this week & today..

For years, for week's starts I've always picked a piece, that delivers some sort
of a good feeling, that puts a smile on my face, when I look down..

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Of course, moods and weeks' beginnings may be different, but I've also made the
nice experience ( actually suggested to me by my wife), that one has a better start into the
new week, (with all things expected and non- expected), if one can begin with a smile !

One of the things, which can touch my mind and heart, is a nice tic-tac to start with..
- sometimes it can complement the suit, adjust to the venue, adapt to the event and can
of course also be a personal accent ..

Now following this a bit lengthy intro, here what I chose for this Monday:
- It's my JLC with a "humoristic twist", a Memovox with a smile,
the Reference 3161 - " Parking":

Here some pics with beautiful examples of Nico's & Blomman's Parkings, and also some
interesting ads from Blomman, from 2011 ( pls see the link below..) & again Nico

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The Parking is a Memovox, yes, but also something different, something unconventional,
almost something anachronistic, in a way.

- But having said so, she never fails to put a smile on my face ! )

In fact, she is handwound, has a delicate case
and then this dial with the blue "P" (plus the parking times: 30, 60, 90 mins & 2 hrs)...

- Simple, but funny, not without elegance, but with a pun !

Thus, pls find enclosed my own appreciated Memo-Parking,
with a lightly chamois dial ( a part of it has a bit of a stain between 12 & 2),
but after some consulting, I decided against the attempt to "re-juvenate" or clean the dial
rather leaving her original condition: as she is otherwise delicate and a classic with this " P - twist"..

Here she is, in that little Collage below,
the JLC Ref 3161/ss...

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Hopefully, these dwellings were not too long, and you liked it a bit

Have a great week and

Best, hs

PS:
Credits and Thanks to Nicolas & Blomman for some pics &
Blomman also for the fabulous ads, which I like a lot, Nicolas for his review & reports

-[in case you want to read Blomman's Vintage Ad Series (2011), also about the Parking :]

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