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circa 1955, the signed circular cream coloured dial, 28mm diameter, with silver coloured batons (Arabic numerals at 12 and 6) and hands, centre sweep and inner rotating alarm setting disc, signed and jewelled mechanical crown wind movement calibre K814, number 1395664, with crowns for winding the movement and the alarm on either side of the pendant bale at 12 o'clock, case, 30mm, verso brushed and snap on, numbered 790574, interior signed, the case within a black horseshoe shaped frame, with metal fold over cover/stand, presented with a livered black leather pouchFootnote: The 'Memovox' (from the Latin memoria 'memory' and vox 'voice') was first introduced in 1951, both as a wristwatch and a pendant watch which converted to a miniature bedside clock. The mechanism operating the time and alarm function were separated by constructing two separate barrels, which ensured that the power reserve of the timepiece was not reduced by triggering the alarm function. As a result, Memovox has two crowns for winding.In 1956 a mechanical automatic version was introduced, credited as the first automatic wristwatch movement to house a mechanical alarm function.

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