Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Memovox

When it was unveiled in 2002, the Master Compressor Memovox was a revolution in the traditional JLC usual landscape.
A first sports watch, well, since the diving series from the end of the Fifties till the early Seventies.

From an aesthetic standpoint, the ref 146B.97, was designed primarily by Magali Métrailler, a designer only 23 at the time. Her work drove the entire Master Compressor line and set the tone for many subsequent JLC collections over the next decade.
Specific to the Master Compressor series was the “Compressor” crown system that was easier to manipulate than a tight screw-down crown when dealing with wet, sweaty, or gloved hands.

The inscription "Memovox" on the large dial tells of the alarm clock function, typical of these JLc designs since the 1970s.
There’s a massive coin-sized rose gold medallion on the back boasting of this caliber 918 having passed JLC’s internal 1,000-hour control process. Aside from being an impressive evaluation that goes beyond any standardized ISO 3159 chronometry test, the 1,000-hour control warranted this rose gold badge of honor.

This "beast" comes FULL SET and in pristine conditions.