amanico
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Manual wind Alarm movement in the 50ies / 60ies ...
Cal 489.
Cal 814.
Cal 910, and 911 ( 910, but wiht the Date Function.
There is a last one, but I quite forgot it...As I never saw it in the flesh but some here did. ( Clavi and Milan )
Best,
Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-05-15 01:27:55
vintage Memovox calibers
Howdee, How many manual-wind movements for Memovox in the 50ies-60ies, were issued ? Many thanks in advance, Berny
Manual wind Alarm movement in the 50ies / 60ies ...
Cal 489. Cal 814. Cal 910, and 911 ( 910, but wiht the Date Function. There is a last one, but I quite forgot it...As I never saw it in the flesh but some here did. ( Clavi and Milan ) Best, Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2010-05-15 01...
No problem
Cal 489 : 1950 - 1958. Cal 814: 1953 - 1964. Cal 910, and 911: 1964 - 1979.
Left out of the list: caliber 601 alarm
The JLC caliber 601 alarm movement is often left out of production lists because few collectors have seen this movement. It was introduced after the caliber 489 and before the caliber 814. It was made in 1952 and only 2,000 examples were produced, accordi...
Very interesting, Greg!
Thank you for the info and nice photos! Yes, Clavi has posted photos of two at this forum some moth ago, and Stefan Ma got one not long ago as well. Would you pleas tell me the case diameter on the one you got? Best Blomman
Cal 601 Memovox size....
The cal 601 Memovox is a very small model. Only 32mm diameter and 37mm measured lug-to-lug. I've never seen any other case variants or different case materials for this scarce model. To the best of my knowledge, it was only offered in this 80 micron yello...
Thanks again!
Always good to learn about these “odd” models you don’t get to see very often! Best Blomman
Thanks for these informations and pictures, Greg.
Do you know when JLC stopped the proiduction of the Cal 601? Yes, it is a weird story, because JLC could not necessarily consider the Cal 601, due to the presence of the 489 and the 814. One day, I will have to ask them why they produced in such short tim...
A little compilation of all alarm JLC movements
Hi my friends. Let me show you this: http://www.relojes-especiales.com/foros/esenciales/sonidos-desde-grande-maison-los-calibres-despertador-de-jaeger-lecoultre-109967/ I could make it thanks to a lot of Nicolas' pics and knowledge that you will see in th...