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amanico
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Memovox E 850 and SHOM 159: A pair of lovely watches.

The Memovox E 850 and the SHOM 159 don't have, on the paper, a lot in common.

One is an alarm, and the other is a toolwatch, used by the Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine ( French Marine )

But, when you put them side by side, there is an air de famille, and an obvious one:



Ok, the 2d crown on the E 850 reveals its additional function, but we have the same creamy dial ( or is it Champagne? ), the same radium numbers which pace the hours, the same radium blue losange hands, and almost the same diameter of their respective case ( 33 mm for the E 850 / 34 mm for the " SHOM " ).

It is time to see some fresh pics of them.

1/ The E 850, and its delicious blue accents on the dial:







2/ The SHOM, with its typical " Fab Suisse " Signature, revealing its french destination:





Both of them share its slice of history.

Personal, for the E 850, which belonged to a german hunter, if I got it well...



More official, on the SHOM, of course:



Anfd both provide a lot of pleasure, once they are on the wrist, despite- or should I say because- of their modest size.

These are watches to rediscover, as they are not too often posted.

Best,

Nicolas