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amanico
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Did I ever introduce you my JLC Memovox E 871?

This is undisputably a watch which is worth seeing in the flesh than on pictures.

On pictures, it is so so, with its typical look from the 70ies, weird, but strong.

In real, this is another thing, in my opinion.

The watch is big, and thick, but with a lot of charm:





The strenght of the case is due to its very particulmar blend of curves and angles, as you can see here:





The bezel and the case are a bit shaped like a TV Screen.

Here, a close up on the signed crowns:



The dial, in this ruthenium / orange configuration, is very coherent with the watch.

The ruthenium gives a touch of class, when the orange part, surrounding the alarm ring adds some macho look, at least a very dynamic touch to the watch.





A macro on the dial, to show you how contrasted is this dial, and to enlighten the horizontal applied indexes, which are another interesting detail on this watch:



The case back is screwed, and protects the Cal 916.

The only round part of the watch, with the crowns, of course:



The Cal 916, which replaced the Cal 815 / 825 in 1969, featuring a full rotor.

It beats at 28 800 vibrations per hour, which offers accuracy to the watch, with a standard power reserve of 45 hours.

Let's not forget that the 916 is an important movement, for JLC, which was in production for almost 10 years, and which was a great base for its " son ", the Cal 918 found in the Master Compressor Memovox, in 2002.





Not a refined movement, but it doeas the job in an excellent way:



Let's end by saying that this reference was produced for 8 years, from 1970 to 1978, at 4940 pieces, all dial variations included.

In my opinion, not the ifrst Memovox to get, for who wants to start a Memovox collection, but certainly not a Memovox to avoid, as it is a funny one, and as it is typical from a certain era.

Best,

Nicolas

This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-11-01 01:19:55