Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox SS / SS

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This is a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox 146.8.97/1. It has an integral stainless steel link bracelet with double folding deployment buckle, and a scratch resistant sapphire crystal. It has a polished 41.5mm diameter solid three-body case, downturned lugs, and a bi-directional rotating dive-time ring inside the bezel (underneath the crystal) operated by the crown at 10 o'clock. The solid case back has the engraved master compressor globe. The crown at the two o'clock position is the compressor key that operates the alarm function, and the time-setting and winding crown is at 4. It has a central sweep second hand with a red arrow tip, and luminous steel alpha hands. The dial is black with luminous white Arabic numeral hour markers at 12, 6, and 9, as well as luminous dart hour indices. The alarm arch aperture is between 7:30 and 12:30. It's water resistant to 100 meters/300 feet, and the 15.5mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox, 146.8.97/1 has a mechanical automatic self-winding Jaeger LeCoultre caliber 918 movement that's rhodium-plated, with fausses cotes decoration. It's constructed with 22 jewels, and a shock absorber mechanism. It has a straight-line lever escapement, and a monometallic balance that's adjusted to 6 positions. It includes a self-compensating flat balance spring, and a hacking seconds feature for precision time setting. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 28,800 vph (4Hz). The Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox 146.8.97/1 was introduced in 2002; it was a new design based on their Memovox Polaris of 1965. It's been certified as a 1000-hour watch, put through the rigorous tests before leaving the workshop.

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