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636. No Name/ LeCoultre & Co. with Rare Dial, 48 mm, Switzerland, 1880’s

Vintage movement from a gold pocket watch, now in a new steel case. Very rare dial, silver with carvings and gold appliques. Original gold crown. The ‘lily’ (fleur-de-lys) shaped hands are dark blue. The mechanism is based on a LeCoultre & Co high-quality workpiece, with jewels in the bezels.  In very good condition, this watch […]

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LOEHR Automatic Winding Pocket Watch

Loehr Patent Perpetual, Switzerland 1880’s The relationship between precision mechanics and gravity has been explored by inventors and watchmakers since ancient times, starting with the weights and pendulums of large clocks, and ending with self-winding devices and high-precision tourbillons. In this article we will examine a very unusual pocket watch with an automatic winding mechanism

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Quarter Repeater with Breguet Caliber and Ruby Cylinder Escapement

Quarter repeater mechanism with MF (MH) stamp, number 350. Paris, France, circa 1820. Until recently, this mechanism was in the collection of the famous collector Paul Chamberlain and is mentioned as number 701 in his book ‘It’s About Time’, published in 1943. After a tough battle at the auction, the watch has now migrated to

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German Military Zenith Watch

Swiss-Made, Military Order from the Wehrmacht, 1940’s All military watches ordered by the Wehrmacht from Switzerland were made only with reliable lever escapements with a shock-proof balance axis staff. The cases were round, with a diameter of 32 – 36 mm, and provided increased protection from dust and moisture, and often from magnetic fields. Sometimes

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