JAEGER LECOULTRE ALARM / DESK CLOCK 1950s TISCHUHR PENDULETTE MEMOVOX LE COULTRE
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This is an attractive Jaeger LeCoultre desk or bedside alarm clock, which I estimate dates from the 1950s. It runs and keeps time, and the alarm works. The clock has a high-quality 8-day movement with 15 jewels and a Memovox-style inner alarm dial. The bottom of the case is engraved with the number 62 and has 3 scratched servicing marks by the same watchmaker spanning from 1973 to 1999 (plus a 1991 mark on the back) so it has clearly been loved and cared for over the years. I don’t know when it was last serviced, but it winds smoothly and keeps good time (within about 1 minute per week). The gilding is worn and scratched in several places, including on the vertical pillars and around the controls on the back, so the case would benefit from some cosmetic restoration. The dial is a little grubby and has some fading on the scale between 3 and 5 o‘clock, and would also benefit from light restoration. The black plastic side panels and crystal are in good condition. There is one winder which cleverly powers both the clock movement and the alarm. The top alarm button rises to set the alarm as soon as you turn the winder, and needs only a 1mm press to switch off. The clock's tick is very quiet, and the alarm has a nice sweet-sounding ring which may not suit heavy sleepers but will wake you gently rather than with a shock in the morning.
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