Jaeger-LeCoultre
Polaris Memovox
Q9038670
The Polaris alarm tradition reborn in a 1,000-piece limited edition.
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Overview
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox Q9038670 revives one of the maison's most storied complications — the mechanical alarm — within the modern Polaris sport collection. Introduced in 2018 as a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, the 42 mm stainless-steel case houses Calibre 956, a movement that continues JLC's long lineage of Memovox alarm calibres. The black dial is paired with an alarm disc, making the alarm-set indication both functional and visually distinctive.
History
The Memovox name dates to the 1950s, when Jaeger-LeCoultre pioneered the self-winding wristwatch alarm — a complication the manufacture has refined across decades. The Polaris line itself traces its roots to a 1968 diver's alarm watch, making it one of the earliest sport watches to integrate the Memovox mechanism. The Q9038670 was released in 2018 to honour that heritage, produced in a limited run of 1,000 examples that positioned it firmly in the collector market. Its reissue helped re-establish the Polaris Memovox as a centrepiece of JLC's sport-watch identity.
Notable points
- Limited to 1,000 pieces, released in 2018 as a tribute to the original 1968 Polaris alarm diver.
- Powered by Calibre 956, a mechanical alarm movement continuing the Memovox tradition.
- 42 mm stainless-steel case balances sport proportions with dressy finishing.
- Black dial features a dedicated alarm disc, giving the alarm-set indication its own visual register.
- The Memovox complication uses an acoustic signal produced by the movement striking the case — no external pusher required to trigger the alarm.
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