WORLD PREMIERE: Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Memovox & Date

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Discover through our 4K-video the #JaegerLeCoultrePolarisMarinerMemovox and the #JaegerLeCoultrePolarisMarinerDate are two new models that unite fully ISO 6425-compliant specifications for certified divers with the sporty aesthetic of the contemporary Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris collection.

The 42 mm cases feature the key design codes of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris cases with their taut lines, glass-box crystals, and dynamic mix of brushed and polished surfaces. In keeping with their purpose as a high-performance diving watches, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner cases are water-resistant to 300 metres (30 bar). Furthermore, the crown used to set the notched inner-bezel is screwed-down to avoid any unintentional movement, with the addition of an orange security band to warn divers when it is not fully screwed down.

The hands, indexes and numerals are filled with SuperLumiNova to ensure excellent legibility in low light, as required of all diving watches. However, Jaeger-LeCoultre has gone a step further, maximising divers’ safety by using different colours to distinguish the hour and minute hands. The running seconds hand is tipped in orange for daylight visibility, with a central luminescent section to avoid any possibility of confusion with the other hands.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Date offers the classic diving-watch functions of hours and minutes, with a running time indicator (seconds hand) and unidirectional inner bezel, and the addition of an instantly-jumping date display. The dual-crown configuration is typical of super compressor-type diving watch cases, with the upper crown for operating the inner bezel and the lower one for setting the time and date.

JAEGER-LECOULTRE POLARIS MARINER MEMOVOX
Dimensions: 42 mm x 15.63 mm
Lug-to-Lug: 48 mm
Calibre: automatic mechanical movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 956
Functions: hours/minutes/seconds, date, alarm, unidirectional rotating inner bezel
Power reserve: 45 hours
Case and Bracelet: stainless steel
Dial: gradient blue dial, sunrayed, grained and opaline finishes
Case-back: open
Water resistance: 30 bar
Reference: Q9038180
Rice: 17.400 Euro inc. VAT / 16.900 CHF incl. VAT

JAEGER-LECOULTRE POLARIS MARINER DATE
Dimensions: 42 mm x 13.92 mm
Lug-to-Lug: 48 mm
Calibre: automatic mechanical movement, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 899
Functions: hours/minutes/seconds, date, unidirectional rotating inner bezel
Power reserve: 70 hours
Case and Bracelet: stainless steel
Dial: gradient blue dial, sunrayed, grained and opaline finish
Case-back: open
Water resistance: 30 bar
Reference: Q9068180
Price: 11.000 Euro incl. VAT / 10.600 CHF incl. VAT

Let us also look back...

Back in the fifties, scuba diving was a risky and challenging military activity. The only tool available for diving was the watch, which created a strong demand for professional diving timepieces. In 1959, Jaeger-LeCoultre responded with a unique solution, a self-winding Memovox movement, which provided an aural warning that it was time to return to the surface. This was followed in 1968 by the Memovox Polaris, with an internal rotating bezel as well as the alarm, and a triple-layer case-back for better sound transmission.
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Memovox pays direct homage to Jaeger-LeCoultre’s first diving watches, with their robust capabilities and distinctive aesthetic. The self-winding movement, Calibre 956, is also a direct descendant of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s first automatic alarm watch calibres. Introduced in 2008, it has been comprehensively revised by the Manufacture’s engineers for this latest generation of alarm watches. By the way this is exactly the watch you also see in the Video...

Previously, Memovox watches had a closed case-back, to which the gong was attached; however, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Memovox has a transparent sapphire case-back, allowing the wearer to watch the hammer in action. This demanded a complete redesign of the striking mechanism, with the gong now attached to the case side. The open-worked heavy metal rotor ensures an unobstructed view of the strike-works, its Côtes de Genève decoration matching the fine finishing on the movement plates. One important element remains unchanged, however: the signature “school bell” sound of the alarm, which lends such charm to the Memovox...


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DESCRIPTION
A signature Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece, this new diving watch displays its prestigious lineage with the Memovox sports models, whose alarm served as an audible signal to remind divers that it was time to return to the surface. For men who like to live life to the fullest and see everyday life as a permanent source of adrenaline rush, this new interpretation is sure to please: Functions that meet and even exceed the ISO 6425 standard which governs the characteristics of diving watches, and a design with assured power.

TECHNICAL DETAILS
Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre : 956AA
Case : Stainless Steel, Water-resistance : 30 bar, Diameter : 42mm, Thickness : 15.63mm
Functions : Date, Hour - Minute, Diving bezel, Rotating rehaut, Seconds, Alarm
Recto Hands Bâton à facette
Movement : Automatic, self-winding, Components : 271, Vibrations per hour : 28800, Jewels : 24, Barrel : 1, Height : 7.47 mm
Dial : Blue, Polished rhodium-plated appliques
Strap/bracelet Stainless Steel
MAINTENANCE GUIDE

A TRUE DIVING WATCH
Underwater, accomplished and amateur divers alike need to rely on equipment that is impeccable both in terms of precision and safety. This is the case of the Polaris Mariner Memovox which, with its unidirectional, notched rehaut, skeletonized hands of different shapes and colors, power gauge and water resistance of up to 300 meters strictly respect the ISO 6425 standard. Another differentiating element of this new model: An orange ring that is only visible when the crown at 3 o'clock is not screwed on, reminding the diver that they have not adjusted the rehaut, essential for predicting their ascent and respecting the correct decompression stops.

IN THE DEEP BLUE OF THE OCEAN
Scuba diving enthusiasts will undoubtedly also wish to wear the Polaris Mariner Memovox out of the water: In the open air, the watch reveals itself in another, equally captivating light… Highlighted by its stainless steel link strap for a touch of modernity, its blue dial exerts strong appeal wherever it is seen. On this new model, the Super-LumiNova® numerals and hour-markers have been redesigned. Dressed in brilliant white, they highlight the almost unreal beauty of the dial which presents fascinating gradations of an intense glossy blue lacquer.

UP TO 8 YEARS OF WARRANTY
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Care Program will provide you with personalized product information, advice, services and the ability to register for an extension of your International Limited Warranty up to 8 years.
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