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Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox E 873.21 - .21 as in Yellow Gold
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
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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 i...
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Thank you for reminding me of this special watch, unlike anything else I have. So cool that you have the ads as well. Thanks for sharing. The 70’ies were certainly....brown, if nothing else. Haha. Claus
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I promisse you a signed copy! You are hunting one more? The Grey/Blue or the Grey/White....? Happy hunting, my friend! Best Blomman ...
The grey / blue one !
This one, the grey / blue one (we’ll see if enough funds to also get the white one...) Credit unknown ...
The grey blue is another great version of the E 873!
What puzzles me a bit is why JLC suddenly opted to move the luminous away from the alarm track to outside the metal indexes...? GL in your hunt! Best Blomman