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Polaris
Diver's Alarm - produced in relatively small numbers
between 1965 to 1970.
The request for a JLC diving watch was initiated by M
Lowe, who headed LeCoultre Watches Inc, the authorized JLC
distributor in the United States. Officially
termed the "Memovox Diver" and code-named "E859".
Research for the watch began in 1962, by 24th June 1963,
50 pieces of the prototype were successfully created but
these prototypes were never offered to the public. There are at
least 5 variations of the Memovox Diver’s watch, The
1965, the 1966, the 1967, the 1968, and a special 1968
Calypso version, which was distributed only in Italy.
All five have similar design layouts of stainless steel
cases, black dials, tritium coated hour or alarm
luminous markers and a date aperture at 3 o’clock.
They also contain obvious but minor differences in the
dials and hands designs. Only 1714 pieces of all other
variations were produced and delivered. The entire
watch, including the complicated watch case, was
manufactured in Switzerland and marketed by US
distributor LeCoultre Watches Inc as ‘Polaris’. It
is believed that the watch was named after the
excitement over the media disclosure and coverage of the
top secret submarine-launch Nuclear Missile project of
the same name, which was initiated in 1955 and the
missile first launched in 1961. Based on internal JLC research, this is the most probable source of the
name, as opposed to the more well-known ‘Polaris’, i.e.
the brightest guiding Pole Star.
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LECOULTRE
"POLARIS"
COMPRESSOR AUTOMATIC ALARM
EXTREMELY RARE OVERSIZED LECOULTRE DIVER'S MEMODATE AUTOMATIC
ALARM. Aka POLARIS - THE ORIGINAL MASTER COMPRESSOR. Circa 1966.
D:
Mint condition
black dial with elongated triangular luminous indexes and original luminous
hands.
Original hands set.Date aperture at 3:00.
C:
Huge full stainless steel case measuring 43mm
excluding crown. Screw
back case with perforated back to amplify sound. 3 Original
cross hatched crowns. One to
wind the movement and set the time, one to rotate the inner rotating
bezel, and the last to wind and set the alarm mechanism. All three were
constructed with strong water resistance in mind.
M:
Original Calibre
825, 18000 vibrations per hour, 17 jewels, Shock Protected
Antimagnetic
automatic movement keeps accurate time and super LOUD alarm function.
DIVE IN STYLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look at the diver on the left admiring the watch wishing that he had
this "P" (Polaris) rather than the other "P" (Pxxxxxx) on his wrist. ONE OF THE RAREST LECOULTRE MEMOVOX ALARM ONE
CAN PUT ON HIS WRIST.
FOR REFERENCE ONLY
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