Marc Newson is an absolute legend in the world of design, and his résumé reads like a design museum wishlist: Qantas cabins, the Ford 021C, the Lockheed Lounge, and a decade-plus of work at Apple alongside fellow industrial design legend Jony Ive. He’s also been quietly reshaping Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Atmos line since 2008, turning the brand’s perpetual-motion icon into a series of increasingly sculptural objects.
Now he’s pointed that same restraint at another piece of JLC’s DNA: the Memovox travel clock, a format the Maison has been making since the early 1950s but hasn’t seriously rethought in years.
A Perfect Sphere in the Palm
The Memovox Travel Clock is a 69mm titanium disc that’s just 18mm thick, small enough to sit comfortably in your hand and light enough that you’ll have to double-check that it’s actually there. The entire thing reads as a single continuous form, with no visible crown interrupting the silhouette.
That’s because the winding crown is peripheral, concealed beneath the bezel and activated via a selector tucked into the caseback. Pull out the folding stand and you’ll find the mechanism that toggles between time and alarm functions, each with sub-positions for winding or setting. Clever stuff to say the least.
A Dial That Earns Its Colorway
The dial is pure Newson: circles within circles, large blue Arabic numerals, an opaline base, and a power reserve indicator that’s also very clever. Twelve narrow apertures form a broken ring around the numerals, each corresponding to a single day. Fully wound, all twelve glow orange. As the reserve depletes, they flip to blue one at a time, moving counter-clockwise from 12. It’s driven by a patented setup of two intertwined helicoidal rings, and it’s the kind of detail that reveals itself slowly.
The orange accents echo the Memovox’s signature triangular alarm pointer, which is SuperLuminova-coated for nighttime visibility, and yes, the alarm still rings with that unmistakable school-bell chime first introduced in 1950.
Twelve Days Without Touching It
Powering everything is the new in-house Calibre 256, a manually wound movement that JLC spent five years developing specifically for this project. It packs 440 components, 40 jewels, and three barrels, two dedicated to timekeeping and one to the alarm.
The result is a 12-day power reserve, which effectively means you can leave the clock on your nightstand, go on a two-week work trip, and come home to a still-ticking piece.
The Schedoni Touch
Newson didn’t go at the project alone. He tapped Schedoni, the Modena-based leather house best known for outfitting the interiors of vintage Ferraris, to build a bespoke travel kit.
The clock nests inside a tan cowhide pouch with contrasting beige hand-stitching, which then slots into a larger travel pack sized to carry three wristwatches plus a magnifying glass, strap tool, and screwdriver. There’s also a standalone leather display stand for when the clock is living on your desk.
Spec Sheet
Brand: Jaeger-LeCoultre
Model: Memovox Travel Clock by Marc Newson
Reference: Q614T020
Case Material: Titanium
Dimensions: 69mm diameter, 18mm thick
Movement: Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 256, manually wound
Power Reserve: 12 days (288 hours)
Components: 440
Jewels: 40
Frequency: 21,600 VPH (3 Hz)
Functions: Hours, minutes, alarm, time and alarm power reserve displays
Dial: Opaline with orange-and-blue accents
Water Resistance: 30m (3 bar)
Accessories: Schedoni leather travel pouch, travel pack, display stand, magnifying glass, strap tool, screwdriver
Limited Edition: 100 numbered pieces per year
Pricing & Availability
The Memovox Travel Clock by Marc Newson is priced at €33,600 (~$38,300) and limited to 100 numbered pieces per year. It made its debut at JLC’s “The Perpetual Timekeeper” exhibition at Villa Mozart during Milan Design Week, which is running through April 26th, 2026.
Recap
Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox Travel Clock by Marc Newson
Newson’s latest JLC collaboration reimagines the Memovox travel clock as a 69mm titanium sphere powered by the new in-house Calibre 256, with a 12-day power reserve, patented power reserve display, and a bespoke Schedoni leather travel kit – limited to 100 pieces per year.
