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The K916 calibre was also available in a variety of watch cases: the E870 oval case with a rotating bezel, the E871 with a wide, rectangular case, the E872 with a rectangular case, the E873 with an oval case, the E874 and the E875 with a classic round case, the E876 with a pillow-shaped case and the
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for 'ebony'), or short without a middle line. The first form of the indices of the
European E855 came with attached Arabic numerals "12" instead of the "JL" logo on later models. The last two forms of the indices came with an attached triangle on the central alarm disc of the clock to indicate the
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In 1994, the only ever
Memovox and the world's first wrist alarm watch with a caseback made of sapphire crystal (with the hand- winding caliber K914) was released. In parallel with the K918 an alarm watch with automatic winding and gong was offered - not as Memovox, but as
196:(model E855) received a date display with the automatic caliber K825. This calibre consisted of 241 individual parts and was built in a quantity of about 45,000 over the course of ten years. The K825 was used in the models of the E855, the E859 (also referred to as
336:, the caliber K916 and K911 were encased from 1969 to the late 1980s. On the occasion of the company's 150th anniversary in 1983, no special model of the Memovox was developed due to the crisis. For the 35th anniversary of the Memovox came in 1986, the
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until 1980. The calibers for the
American market were encased in the USA in watch cases that were locally produced. Accordingly, the dials and case shapes used in the US models differ from the european ones. An exception were the case bottoms made of
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build. All K916 cases (except the E874) were available in stainless steel, while the E873, the E875 and the E877 models were also available in 18 carat yellow gold. The models E861, E870 and E873 of
European watches were printed on the dial with
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Memovox was fitted with the caliber K956 and encased in stainless steel or pink gold cases in 2003, and from 2004, the Amvox 1 was produced in stainless steel or titanium cases. This caliber was also used in the diver's watches
275:, compared to the K825 with 18,000 beats per hour. In addition, the K916 was equipped with a rotor mechanism that could utilize the full 360 ° in both directions to store mechanical energy in the barrel for the time function.
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hands. An additional perforated nickel-plated brass case back with 16 holes improved the sound transmission of the alarm in the 1968 version to compensate for the sound dampening by the wrist and by water.
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The E861 still possessed the caliber K825, as the last clock model. The watch case of the E861, being equipped with the following caliber K916 and new dials, was reused in the later model E873.
300:. The K916 was also used in watch cases from Girard-Perregaux with a corresponding rotor engraving and logo on the dial. These watches were sold by Girard-Perregaux (internal designation
161:. The automatic winding of this watch had a pendulum, which rotated in an angle of about 110 °, It was limited by two springs and stored the energy in the barrel for the time function.
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was available with the calibre K909/1-440C and an additional silent vibration alarm. Both watch cases were offered in rose gold and platinum, the latter also in stainless steel.
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The calibre K916 was used from 1969 in
Memovox models. This caliber was equipped with an increased balance spring with 28,800 beats per hour and was therefore called a
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alarm, while in the earlier models the triangle was painted on the alarm indication disc. The first two forms of the indices were offered with watch hands in
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display in addition to the time function with automatic winding. Through the gong, the "buzz" of the early
Memovox models gave way to a "ringing" sound. The
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of the clock was not reduced by triggering the alarm function. As a result, Memovox watches had two crowns for winding. Memovox watches were also sold with
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Memovox International was released in stainless steel or rose gold cases, as well as the
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European and US Memovox watches. The Memovoxes in North America were distributed by the company Vacheron-Constantin-LeCoultre, a subsidiary of
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and in 18 carat red gold. The dials of the European E855 existed in silvery-white, black, gold-colored (only in cases of gold), red or
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Time was offered, with the time zones printed on the dial - it could therefore be used to calculate the time in other time zones.
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was sold in 1958, with the central alarm disc on the dial printed with markings to set the parking time. At the same time the
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hands. Only the E855 model of the European version with white dial was made with all the aforementioned forms of indices.
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and the calibre K919. The K919, as the world's first caliber, had a wake-up function with a gong and a
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