The Swiss watch manufacturer La Terrasse Watch is largely unknown. Since the company also developed and manufactured its own movements, it is worth compiling the little that is known about it here.
Terrasse Watch – history and watch movements
Category: Interesting Movements
The Longines 6942: seconds stop at 12 o’clock
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”LUSO-BABY: A wall clock for the dollhouse
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.
Octava / Graizely 8 Days Movement
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.
Watch movements of Uwersi / VUFE from Germany
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.
The Chézard 116 with Dead Beat Seconds
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.
