Rare 1955 LeCoultre Ford Presentation Alarm Wristwatch Gold Filled
Ford Logo History
This early example of an alarm was presented "For Champion Sales Management Performance - November-December 1955 - Henry Ford II." The dial has the Ford logo factory emblem at twelve. These were given out one time in 1955.
The watches featured a fully mechanical alarm system. To pull off this difficult task, Jaeger-LeCoultre equipped these watches with significant inner alarm gearing and even an additional stem and crown, making elements of a second movement that worked seamlessly in conjunction with the normal timing portion.
This example is all original, and shows some light patina to the dial. The case is 10k gold filled, and measures 34mm in diameter. Beware of other sellers who sell redialed variants, or ones that have Memovox / Wrist Alarm triangular centers, as they never came that way from factory for this particular model.
Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 – September 29, 1987), sometimes known as "Hank the Deuce", was an American businessman in the automotive industry. He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford I and oldest grandson of Henry Ford I. He was president of the Ford Motor Company from 1945 to 1960, CEO from 1947 to 1979, and chairman of the board of directors from 1960 to 1980.[1] Under the leadership of Henry Ford II, Ford Motor Company became a publicly traded corporation in 1956. From 1943 to 1950, he also served as president of the Ford Foundation.