Uhrwerke – Eine Leidenschaft
Today, I am once again stepping onto thin ice. Just like in my article about Oiling Watch Movements. As with oiling, every watchmaker and watch enthusiast has their own philosophy when it comes to cleaning watch movements. Here, I describe a method that has proven itself to me as a hobbyist for many years. It makes no claim to be universally valid!
Movements with a power reserve of more than one or two days were rather unusual in pocket watches and wristwatches for a long time. Their wearers were accustomed to winding their watches every day. Of course, there have always been exceptions, such as movements with multiple barrels or Hebdomas watches. Another exception is watches that were used when traveling or in cars or airplanes.
Audemars Piguet celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2025. Exceptionally, this article is not about a movement, but about the book that Audemars Piguet published in October 2025 to celebrate this event:
The Watch – Stories and Savoir Faire
Uwersi, or Vereinigte Uhrenfabriken Ersingen (VUFE), was a manufacturer of watch movements and watches that was also one of the pioneers in the development of electric wristwatches.
Some time ago, I presented a pocket watch with dead beat seconds. Today I’m going to talk about a movement for wristwatches with this complication, the Chézard 116. Unfortunately, I can’t present a wristwatch with this movement, but I can present the following fob watch, a Dugena Saltofix, which is attached to workwear with a safety pin.
Albert Henry Potter, a name that makes passionate watch collectors listen up. After all, he was considered one of the best watchmakers of his time. A universal watchmaking genius who not only produced watches of highest quality, but also tried to make affordable watches for everyone. It is the latter that we will be discussing here, pocket watches from the Charmilles brand.
