Tuesday picture - A Duo of early Memovoxes & the charm of the Classics - Part 1

Jul 05, 2016,08:39 AM
 

Friends,
Most of you have realized, that within my personal fav collecting brand,
JLC,the species of the Alarm watches, or as LGM marketed it,
the Memovox series starting from the very early Fifties,
up to now, have always had a special attraction to me.

Here find some early ad-pages from catalogs & papers
about the introduction of the Memovoxes ( Credit all ads: Blomman)

== 3 ads of MMV introduction:



The Intro at the Basel fair



The essence of a Memovox




A Memovox on Duty

While I have shared here some classic Automatic samples, such as the
References E 855, preferably in black, which have succeeded
as clean, unobtrusive, but often quite elegant samples,
without being over the top.

Find here 2 examples of these, such as the E 855, the one here in all black,
the other one in silver/white dial, with the so called "Ebene" indices:
due to their inner Ebony parts, embedded within each silver
index on the dial.

Memovox E 855 , the "Black Knight":

== Black MMV



A real cool, but elegant appeal.

Memovox E855, with typical kind of Ebene indices:

== White/silver E 855, Ebene / long indices



Actually, known are these longer rectangular indices, as also shorter ones, ( such as one shown by Blomman a while ago), with the Ebony parts, more
in a block format, but again dark within silver indices.

Furthermore, and on another Memovox ticket, the E 875, a so called
Speedbeat movement, pacing at around 28800 beats / min,
were also MMVs.

These were produced in large numbers and in various dial
configurations and colors.

Often in white/silver, or dual-tone blue on white or blue/blue have exhibited
their special spell and the collectors' attention.

== Please continue in Part 2 ! == Text is also here, but pics only there (?)

== E 875 Speedbeat Trio

Here today, after these more general lines, including some very typical examples,
I would like to share a view backwards, to the beginnings of the Memovox story:

This was introduced in the early Fifties, and although I do not have the full
spectrum of these early ones, here just 2 typical ones, I was lucky enough to find,
and fall upon them.. smile smile.

== The early Memovoxes

The first one, the one which started the Memovox story & history, was a manual wind,
with a very peculiar, cylindrical style of lugs, also named "hooded lugs",
which are very specific for these early-comers.

My ss example here shows a nice dial patination and a creamy alarm disc,
contributing to its charm.
The RG hands and indices make a truly charming warm impression of the dial

But as I have been furtheron very lucky again, to have found another early one,
again the case ss, but indices & hands in white gold.

== JLC Memovox 1282/A


== Here the Duo of early Memovoxes

Hope you liked a bit the view back into
the early times of Memovoxes,

Best, hs

PS: pls note : unfortunately some pics could not
be properly uploaded ( E875 Trio, and the
early MMV Duo: E 3150 & 1282).

- I will have to amend these few pics in a separate post below
Sorry for the inconvenience in looking ! wink wink



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Tuesday picture - A Duo of early Memovoxes & the charm of the Classics -- Part 2

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-09:02
Speedbeat Trio Here today, after these more general lines, including some very typical examples, I would like to share a view backwards, to the beginnings of the Memovox story: This was introduced in the early Fifties, and although I do not have the full ...  

An amazing collection you built over the years, my friend.

 
 By: amanico : July 5th, 2016-09:24
I love them all, from the early ones, such as the 3150 and the one you grabbed in Paris, to the later ones, such as the E 853 / 855 / 858 or the funky ones, the 3072, 871 / 873 / 861, without forgetting the sporty ones, the Polaris and the Deep Sea Alarm.... 

Thx so much, my dear friend !.. Also for your advice & encouragement !.. Without you &..

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-10:02
.. some of our friends here, that would not have been possible.. It\'s when one looks back, so many stories are attached to the watches !.. Passion, Comraderie, Friedship are some of the ingredients for fulfillment. Thx again & Best, hs

Brilliant and thanks for sharing these!

 
 By: KMII : July 5th, 2016-14:01
Both here and live! Being able to see them for real has been an absolute delight and their charm is even stronger than in the pictures Thanks for this very informative post!

I really appreciate those Memovoxes with 2 tones on the dial, especially the one in the middle.

 
 By: Tyo : July 5th, 2016-17:56
I tried it a couple of years ago, such a nice one, JLC should releases their Tribute. I owned the new one, I can't deny it was a really appealing one but the sex appeal wasn't the same.

Excellent my friend. There are only a few, very few...

 
 By: amanico : July 5th, 2016-09:29
You are still missing, such as the early 855, the 853, the 858, and the vintage " divers ". But you already have a hell of a collection. Bravo, once again. Nicolas

Thx again, also for these kind remarks.. Guess I'll try for the early 855, 853 or 858..

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-10:25
.. the Vintage Divers is a different league, which I need to position vs my wishes for new modern releases and then some Vintage Rollies (1655, 5508).. Thx again, dear Nico I will be hanging in, but with some deliberate choices.. Cheers & Best, hs

Thx for your kind attention !.. In fact, for each MMV fan the Parking Ref E3161 is a Must !!

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-10:59
Sending Parking greetings ! Not just one, but a Duo ! So, no more Parking tickets !.. LoLoL !! Best, hs ...  

Just couldn't resist.. Also as both dials have a bit different patination.. Guess, that..

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-12:16
.. sometimes a good amount of madness is healthy for brain & heart ! Thx & Best, dear friend hs

So cool with the blue strap ;-)

 
 By: Alkiro1 : July 5th, 2016-11:18
So you are really a Memovox addict. Best wishes Alkiro

Wonderful display of early vintage Memovoxes, dear HS!

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : July 5th, 2016-11:47
But are you sure, ref 1282? Not 3151? So many different Memovox ref's.... Easy to go wrong. Best, my friend Blomman

According to AdM & Nico its 1282.. That's also what the orig. hang-tag says !! :))

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-12:11
So AFAIK, it\'s this Ref. Thx for your kind looking, my friend !! Best, hs

Does this mean the 2nd Ref is a 3151, as Blomman has suggested ?..

 
 By: hs111 : July 5th, 2016-13:23
.. I do know, that double referencing was not unusual at certain times. Anyway, for me, I\'ll stay with the info on the hang tag, ie the 1282 A. Sometimes, there are little riddles in our passion.. Best, hs

Yes, I suspect Frensh reference....

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : July 5th, 2016-16:17
Normally the European reference should be 3151, second after the very first Memovox 3150! Best, my friend Blomman

Here is my 3151

 
 By: adam78 : July 5th, 2016-20:07
My only Memovox... ...  

Beautiful collection...

 
 By: FanFrancisco : July 7th, 2016-06:19
Have stopped collecting memovox somehow due to various reasons. Have to catch up after seeing yours. Stefan

That black Memovox is a beauty!

 
 By: AlexSunrise : July 7th, 2016-10:53
I am really liking the pairing to the elephant strap as well, dear H! Great informative post, as well! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. All the best, Alex