Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea is more than just a diver’s watch. For Jaeger-LeCoulture has been fundamental that complications went beyond the conventional and this is no exception. In his line of tribute to the legends of the watchmaking, this model recreates the 1959 original. This was characterized by variations for the athletes of the old and new World, and Jaeger-LeCoulture relaunches both in a limited edition: the 959 issue for Europe and the 359 for America. The difference from the original  resides in the stainless steel motif box of the old clock has gone from 39.8 to 40.5 mm. The European model provides an matte black sphere enhanced with luminescent indexes, while the U.S. version is characterized by an execution bicolor black / gray, surrounded by an outer ring that has a scale of five minutes, which also sports the signature “LeCoulture”. The two versions have hours, minutes, central second hand and alarm, crown at 4 o’clock, Memovox Caliber 965, automatic movement, descendant of the first hand-wound Memovox Caliber with 28.800 alternations / h, 23 jewels, 268 components, power reserve 45 h and up to 10 tightness bars.

 

 

Text: AMURA ± Photo: Jaeger-LeCoultre, Richemont Latin America & Caribbean