Table of Contents

JLC 814

Calibre 814 was a manual winding alarm movement from Jaeger-LeCoultre.

Introduced in 1953, Calibre 814 joined Calibres 489 and 601 in the Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox range. Essentially an improved version of Calibre 489, Cal. 814 would be produced until 1964, when it was replaced by the popular Calibres 910 and 911. In 1956, Jaeger-LeCoultre also introduced an automatic version of the Memovox, using Calibres 815 and 825.

Calibre 814 was also available with Parachoc shock protection as Calibre P814 and with Kif shock protection as Calibre K814.

As in Cal. 489, the alarm hammer struck a protuberance on the back plate, making a distinctive buzzing sound. Even if the alarm was not wound, the hammer rattled freely against the protuberance.

Specifications

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