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reveil and memovox: is there a reason?
Oct 20, 2018,03:49 AM
dear friends,
I just fell for a Memovox Reveil, kind of autumn mood I guess.
then I started to wonder why JLC used the name reveil for a few years and then let it go.
is there some history to tell?
greetings,
Ben
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reveil and memovox: is there a reason?
By: benjr : October 20th, 2018-03:49
dear friends, I just fell for a Memovox Reveil, kind of autumn mood I guess. then I started to wonder why JLC used the name reveil for a few years and then let it go. is there some history to tell? greetings, Ben ...
Réveil
By: VinnieD : October 20th, 2018-05:22
It seems French tends to disappear 'automatique', 'fabriqué en suisse' etc. in favour of simplicity (i.e. English). The switch seems to have happened mostly in the 90s Here is mine by the way. I am working on a resonance table to amplify its sound even mo...
Sometimes a Memovox
By: Mostel : October 20th, 2018-13:54
Looks so good it's crazy. This is one of those times. It's a classic forever.
Thanks - looks good
By: jml_watches : October 21st, 2018-01:00
Really like the Master Control series from when they had these of the case back. Cheers JML
I love the Master Memovox
By: JLCman : October 22nd, 2018-06:21
But I also have a question about the series with the gold medal back: Did JLC number the series even though they weren’t limited? Saw one with a very low number, 0063 if I remember correct. A very early one?
JLC is in the French part of Switzerland and....
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 21st, 2018-02:33
Due to that a lot of their people speak French as first language. A lot of their documentation and communication between each other is because of that in French, especially in the early days. My guess is that when JLC reintroduced the Memovox in to the ca...
French roots..
By: benjr : October 22nd, 2018-11:42
thanks a lot Blomman for this insight, helps a lot