Virtually all the major jewelry and watch companies in Europe have been customers LeCoultre. Using the most advanced technology has allowed her to take a dominant market position in the last century, although little is known about any loud and impressive achievements of the Company, except, perhaps, for a Victorian device measuring 1/1000 millimeter, and [...]
Repeater is optional clock mechanism, which allows you to watch a battle of different melodic tones to inform the current time. The complex mechanism, usually indicates a clock, quarter hour and minute. Each fight has its own melody, and frequency.
The invention of this mechanism, we are obliged to darkness. Indeed, before the invention of [...]
“ALL ABOARD!” These words certainly take us back in time to the early days of the steam locomotive. Many may remember the picturesque movie scenes where the conductor is checking his pocket watch and shouting out those famous words, “All aboard!” while passengers scramble to get on board before the train departs the station. Have [...]
The following is an example of restoration (Model 1857 American Watch Co. (Waltham) Pocket Watch). The watch in this case has seen nearly 150 years of use and was in rough condition. Mechanically and cosmetically, there was a lot of work to perform.
The case – The wear on the case was significant, but is [...]
I fonund one quite geneve pocket watch. This is a 1850-1870’s(?) pocket watch mechanism from Switzerland. The case was gold with an inner cuvette, but it was damaged and not preserved. This case was across 30mm. The clock signed by Geneve (Gen?ve).
The mechanism is a Swiss made cylinder escapement movement. It seems the mechanism is [...]