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JLC 956

JLC 956 (click to enlarge!)
JLC 956
© Jaeger-LeCoultre

The JLC 956 is an alarm watch movement from Jaeger-LeCoultre.

The 956 is an automatic movement made up of 268 pieces. The repeater alarm function is descended from the original Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox, dating back to 1950.

The most important difference between Calibre 956/912 and previous Memovox movements is the addition of a case-mounted brass gong. Rather than striking a protuberance on the steel case back, these calibres strike a circular gong mounted to the case back. This design was pioneered by Calibre 919 in 1989. Like other contemporary Jaeger-LeCoultre calibres, 956/912 uses ceramic bearings on it's rotor and has new gear profiles pioneered with "Autotractor" Calibre 975.

Like previous Memovox movements, Calibre 956 has two crowns. The crown at 4 00 is used to set the time and manually wind the mainspring, while the crown at 2 00 is used to wind the alarm and set the alarm time and date. Flush with the case, it winds the alarm barrel, which is not automatically wound otherwise. Pulled out, it can set the alarm time in one direction and the date in the other.

Calibre 956 was introduced in 2008 for the Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Polaris. It runs at 28,800 vph, has 23 jewels, and a power reserve of 45 hours thanks to a large variable-inertia balance and ceramic ball bearings. One welcome difference between the Calibre 956 and earlier Calibre 918 and previous Jaeger-LeCoultre alarm calibres is the addition of a quickset date function.

Calibre 912

Calibre 912 is similar to Calibre 956 and was introduced about the same time, in 2007. It adds a 24 hour function.

Applications

Jaeger-LeCoultre currently uses this calibre in 3 watches:

Jaeger-LeCoultre Alarm Calibres

  • Manual winding
    • 1951-1958 Calibre 489 (also P489 with Parachoc shock resistance) - screwed balance, dual top plates
    • 1952 Calibre 601 - transitional model, fewer than 2,000 produced, with a single top plate
    • 1953-1964 Calibre 814 - improved model (also Parachoc P814 and Kif K814) - screwed balance, single top plate
    • 1962-1979 Calibres 910 and 911 - 911 added a date function, solid balance, dual top plates
    • 1996 Calibre 914 - manual with gong
  • Automatic winding
  • Specialty calibres

Description:

Functions:

Data:

  • H 7.45 mm
  • 23 jewels
  • 28,800 A/h
  • Power reserve 45 Hours

Production period:

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