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Very cool Memovox which is indeed much better in the real than on picture.
Jun 28, 2020,07:25 AM
And yours is in superb shape!
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E873...Did anyone get the Memo?
By: GreatCookie : June 28th, 2020-07:04
Got a break from the usual rain today so have the usual rotation a day-off today and went with what is probably THE most sentimental piece in my ‘collection’, my Memovox E873 - a prenatal gift from my mother that literally sat around for 18 years before I...
;) [nt]
By: amanico : June 29th, 2020-09:50
🤣🤣🤣 [nt]
By: K-Lo : June 29th, 2020-10:09
I’m sure that most members would agree Sir...
By: GreatCookie : June 30th, 2020-08:38
The only other emotions I’d feel might be a twinge of envy (in a good way - if such a thing exists) but mainly a sense of pure awe in terms of BOTH the breadth and depth of knowledge held within these ‘walls’...
Nice one !
By: karmin : June 30th, 2020-03:30
Nice memovox 873 indeed, your mother had very good taste ! This dial variation is even less seen than others, and yours seems to be in a pristine condition. Re. the date : as a reminder, there is no quick set, but still a "semi-quick set" on this model. Y...
Appreciate it Karmin!
By: GreatCookie : June 30th, 2020-08:59
Thank you for the kind advice and time taken to pen down the instructions regarding the ‘semi’ quick-set. Our dear friend Nico was probably the first to enlighten me of the following ‘trick’ about 15 years ago - prior to which I had always done it the ‘ha...
Wow, what a beauty!
By: cfn : June 30th, 2020-08:02
I have the gold version, and an emotional attachtment like yours. I inherited this watch when my father died back in 2004. (See pictures in next message - technical issues...) It is a special watch. The shape looks beautiful and weird at the same time. St...
Many Thanks Claus!
By: GreatCookie : June 30th, 2020-09:18
For the wonderful pictures and sharing the story behind your timepiece. I feel we share the same parallel in this instance - my piece will invariably always remind me of my (late) mother. For me, seeing the watch in motion, provides a ‘living’ reminder th...