WatchTime New York, America?s largest luxury watch show, returns to the Big Apple in October. As we count down to the big event, taking place at Manhattan?s Gotham Hall on October 26-27, we? continue to spotlight some of the headliners among the many new watches that guests will discover there. Today we showcase the Polaris Memovox, a standout piece from Jaeger-LeCoultre’s sporty, vintage-inspired Polaris collection, introduced at SIHH 2018.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Memovox
The new range derives its name and inspiration from an iconic 1968 timepiece that introduced a mechanical alarm complication to a divers’ watch. The Polaris Memovox, the only new model to incorporate the alarm function, is the one that most closely channels the look and feel of the 1968 original. The collection (which also includes a three-hand, a chronograph, a chronograph with a world-time function, and a retro-look three-hand with date) is unified by several elements that call back to that ?68 vibrating diver. Each dial consists of three concentric circles with contrasting finishes: sunray in the center, graining on the outer circle with its vintage-inspired Arabic numerals, and opaline for the rotating inner rotating bezel flange. That rotating flange, and the crown that operates it, is the other major feature from the historical model that unites the new family, which is in a sense an extension of Jaeger-LeCoultre?s limited-edition ?Tribute to Polaris? model from a few years ago. The han...