Uhrwerke – Eine Leidenschaft
Many watch movements have a seconds stop. When the crown is pulled out to the position for setting the hands, this ensures that the second hand stops. This allows the time to be set to the exact second. When the crown is pulled out, the second hand naturally remains where it is.
The Longines 6942 is completely different. Here, it always continues running until the 12 o’clock position and stops exactly there.
Continue reading “The Longines 6942: seconds stop at 12 o’clock”Some time ago, I presented miniature wall clocks from Wintermantel here in the blog. This time, the wall clock is even smaller, as it is intended for dollhouses or toy shops.
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.
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.
