Jaeger LeCoultre

Model:Vintage LeCoultre Memovox Alarm Jumbo No Date

Ref.:2265

Size:38 mm

Case:10K Gold Filled Bezel / Steel Case Back

Glass:Plexiglass

Dial:Silver

Movement:Automatic Winding - Caliber P815

Function:Time , Alarm

Band:Non LeCoultre strap

Buckle:Aftermarket Steel Tang Buckle

Waterproof: M

Paper:No

Box:No

Year：1950's

Condition:Near Mint 85%

Price:US$3,500

Remarks:

Primarily sold by Jaeger-LeCoultre's American LeCoultre & Co. during the 1940s and 1950s.

With the American economic boom, the United States adopted a protectionist trade policy that imposed high tariffs on imported goods to protect the domestic watch industy. Imported goods became very expensive. In response The LeCoultre & Co. established an alliance in the United States and sold Jaeger-LeCoultre products under the LeCoultre name.

While the movements themselves are identical, due to tariffs in the United States at the time, gold-plated cases were more cost-effective than imported gold cases.

Therefore, most LeCoultre watches used gold-plated or gold-filled cases, which is not seen often in Jaeger-LeCoultre watches.

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