Memovox Polaris / Memovox Plongeur E 859
1965–19714 variants
Proposed in 1961 by Bertram S. Lowe of LeCoultre Watch Inc., New York, and built in an EPSA compressor case: three cross-hatched crowns (time and date at the bottom, inner dive bezel in the middle, alarm at the top) and a three-layer caseback with brass resonator and 16 sound holes so the alarm could be heard and felt underwater. Successor to the Memovox Deep Sea.
1,714 pieces in total, most of them second generation.
Variants over time
All recorded years
19651974
196519701975
Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.
Variants
Reference specifications
- Brand
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Model
- Polaris
- Reference
- E 859
- Category
- Diver
- Production
- 1965–1971
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 42 mm
- Water resistance
- 200 m
More specifications (3)
- Date
- Yes
- Movement
- Automatic
Read more
- Just Because: A 1968 LeCoultre PolarisRead more at HODINKEE (opens in a new tab)
- Just Because: Hands-On With A 1968 Jaeger-LeCoultre PolarisRead more at HODINKEE (opens in a new tab)
- What Makes the Polaris Memovox an Important Icon of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s HistoryRead more at Revolution (opens in a new tab)
- A Historical Overview Of The Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox PolarisRead more at Fratello