Jaeger-LeCoultre: Historical Review. Where the unusual is commonplace – revisited
Friends,
Five years ago today, I posted a photo of this ad:
If you do a search here in the JLC forum “Where the unusual is commonplace” you will find it…
The ad is an English ad from 1958 with the header “Where the unusual is commonplace”.
Under the header is a photo of Le Sentier, Valle De Joux, Switzerland.
Featured in the ad are the following three watches to mark the 125 th Anniversary of Jaeger-LeCoultre: Geophysic E 168, Memovox Parking 3161 and the Memovox International 3160.
(For those of you who have been following me here know the 125 th Jubilé collection is a theme very close to my heart, but I will come back to that theme in another post…)
The Geophysic: THE GRAIL watch for many of us here…
The Memovox Parking: The Mr. Fun Guy, easy to like, hard to find in correct condition…
The Memovox International: The Myth, the Legend, the most faked and “frankened” of all JLC references ever made…
Almost everybody heard about it, many read about it, some saw photos of a correct one, but very few actually held one in their hand.
And some “lucky Bastardo’s” have two…!
Last time I posted this ad, I was at two out of three…
Now, five years later… I am more at three out of three…
I got my basis covered!
My problem now is that since last time posting this ad I found the same ad also in Spanish…
Exactly the same ad but in Spanish…
And we all know that people in the south part of Europe are much fonder of gold watches than people in the north part of Europe…
So by that logic I guess I am back to…
Two out of three…
If I ever find this ad in a third language I might pass on it…
To collect vintage watches is a game of detective work and patience…
Best
Blomman
hehe love your sense of humor
Bravo my friend
so one more gold base to cover
Yours
D
LOL, love your Madness!
This message has been edited by crown comfort on 2016-04-12 02:34:50
Soon...? It took me 16 years to come to this point...!
Best, my friend
Blomman
That's perfect...
History teaches us a lot from where we come....
Thank you, Nilo - will see, I have a few (hundred) more ads I could post here...
Best
Blomman
Ahahaha! Love you post dear Blomman and admire your patience.....
Eucalyptus tree?! :)
Would love to add one to the collection!
Yes, dear Francois - depending on where my journey go, I should choose my travel watch carefully!
Best
Blomman
Yes, we should make sure to have the watch meet its brothers! ;) [nt]
Well done my friend. All things come to him who waits !
Congratulations !
I was almost feeling ashamed to be the 'Lucky bastardo' who had delayed you 4 years in completing your evil plan (well...not really ;-) )
Great find of yours. Now, we officially know of 3 of those 'official and genuine' 3160 Worltdime, worldwide !
I still have to write the story of my finding of the steel version, which is quite interesting (I exchanged a few emails with the orginal owner who shared details on his life back then when he originally bought the watch in Zurich, and his wherebouts thereafter...)
Always a great feeling to know you have a watch that is at the same time very iconic and well known, while being so rare even the Galerie du Patrimoine doesn't have one in its historic collection !
Enjoy it and looking forward to seing more of it (and wishing you good luck for completion of Evil Plan 2 )
Ah! The Lucky Bastardo! ;)
Would love to read the story of your find.
In fact, I know of a forth, also steel version.
So in total: 1 gold, 3 steel.
We should make a trio shot next time we meet - would be historical!
Best
Blomman
Very cool!....
Can we get a close-up of the International version? I like that dial better than the recent release.
-Dean
I prefer this kind of dial as well....
Best
Blomman
A bit late, but I hope, not too late !.. What an achievement !.. Congrats, my friend !
Always! ;)
Best, my friend
Blomman
Awesome focused collection
Nuts? Yes, definetly! :)
Best
Blomman
