2000s Jaeger LeCoultre Reveil Alarm 18ct Rose Gold 141.2.97

Here, we have a 2000s Jaeger LeCoultre Reveil Alarm 18ct Rose Gold 141.2.97. First introduced in 1950, it was initially called the “Wrist Alarm” but was later changed to “Memovox” for the 1950 Basel watch fair. The name in Latin means “Memor” (Remember) and “Vox” (Memory), a clever play on words. It was a direct competitor of the 1949 Vulcain Cricket Alarm. It was famously given to Charlie Chaplin in 1953 to celebrate his arrival in Switzerland; this incredible timepiece has a curvaceous polished 38.5mm 18ct Rose Gold round case that gently curves over your wrist thanks to the attractive concave lugs and a lug-to-lug length of 46.5mm and a case thickness of 14mm give the watch an impressive wrist presence. Down the right side, we have the winding crown for the alarm at 2 o’clock, and the time-setting and winding crown sits at 4 o’clock. A stepped smooth bezel holds a domed sapphire crystal above a striking sector-style dial. An outer minute track has lume pips surrounding applied Arabic and dagger indexes marking the hours, at 3 o’clock, a framed date window, and the inner rotating Alarm disc has a useful arrow showing where it is set, elegant Dauphine hands are complemented by a tapered blued second hand. At 12 o’clock, we have the JLC motif and “Reveil” printed underneath, completing this vintage-inspired alarm timepiece. On the reverse, a screwed-down 18ct Rose Gold case back with the gold Master Control medallion in the centre, inside an automatic JLC Cal. 918, 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour. It comes paired on a well-suited brown 20mm leather strap with its JLC signed clasp, the worn original JLC strap is included in the box and comes with its original JLC box and booklets.

This watch is sold with its original JLC box and booklets. It comes paired on a well-suited brown 20mm leather strap with its JLC signed clasp; the worn original JLC strap is included in the box. The watch is from Circa. 2000s and is sold in worn condition, with signs of wear, as you can see from the photos. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

The fact you can pick up an 18ct Rose Gold Jaeger LeCoultre Master Control Reveil Alarm for a similar price to a Rolex Datejust blows my mind and that is nothing against the Datejust, just a shock to where the market places its value. This reference 141.2.97 is an incredible watch with a wonderful complication and, I believe, it is disgustingly undervalued in today's market, especially with gold prices where they are. I would not hesitate to add this gem to your collection today, in a few years I suspect we will all be kicking ourselves that we didn't!

Reference : 141.2.97
Movement : Automatic Audemars Piguet Cal. 4302
Age : Circa 2000s
Year : Circa 2000s
Case Size : 38.5mm
Case Thickness : 14mm
Lug to Lug : 46.5mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box and Booklets
Case Material : 18ct Pink/Rose Gold
Warranty : 12 Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Antoine LeCoultre founded LeCoultre in 1833 in the small village of Le Sentier, Switzerland. By 1866, LeCoultre’s workshop had grown from home-run manufacturers spread across Switzerland to installing modern steam-driven machines to power the tools of all watchmakers, moving them from their homes and bringing them together in one central unit. Now named LeCoultre & Cie, the company became the first manufacturer in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. Antoine and his son, Elie LeCoultre, employed more than 500 watchmakers in-house. In 1903, Edmond Jaeger, a watchmaker in Paris who made watches for the French Navy, challenged Swiss manufacturers to produce an ultrathin movement. Jacques-David LeCoultre, Elie’s son, rose to the challenge and created the world’s thinnest pocket watch, which was equipped with the LeCoultre 146 calibre, measuring 1.38mm thick. Over the following years, Jaeger and LeCoultre kept in touch, building a solid friendship, and in 1937, Jaeger-LeCoultre was founded. In 2013, they celebrated their 180th Anniversary. They created iconic timepieces like the Reverso wristwatch and the brilliantly engineered Atmos clock. During the war years, the Mark VII pilot watches of the 1940s were so accurate the Royal Air Force used them as aerial navigation instruments; later, they created the first automatic watch to house a power-reserve indicator in 1948 that the US Army Air Corps used. Jaeger-LeCoultre has developed and revolutionised the watch industry like no other manufacturer. Since 2000, it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Swiss luxury group Richemont. This group includes Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, IWC Schaffhausen, Panerai, Piaget, Vacheron Constantin, Montblanc, Dunhill, and Chloé.