blomman Mr Blue
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Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox E 873.21 - .21 as in Yellow Gold
Jan 20, 2019,08:25 AM
The other day when I meet a fellow collector I was also shown this beautiful Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox E 873.21.
The ".21" in the end of the reference indicates Yellow Gold.
The grey-brownish dial match perfectly the warm tone of the gold case.
The E 873 is right in the middle of all the Funky 70s Memovox JLC used to make.
Very cool watch and in gold it adds an extra dimension!
This kind of watch makes me think I should start over and hunt all of them (those who existed) in gold!
After all, now I am in a good age to start to wear gold watches more often!
From the 1972 Memovox catalogue, E 873.21:
But I was not only shown the E 872 in gold, he also showed me 2x steel as well!
The white one I have and very familiar with, the blue one I saw several times... But the gold version, this was the first time I saw it in real!
From the 1972 Memovox catalogue, E 873.42:
BTW, if you were wondering about the different .numbers:
.12=Platinum
.21=18K YG, .22=18K WG (interestingly, I have not been able to identify any RG/PG codes)
.32=Silver
.42=Stainless Steel
.51=Plated metal
.61=14K YG, .62=14K WG
.71=gilt
.72=Rhodium plated
Again, thank you to the owner for showing me these great watches!
Best
Blomman