The Self Winding Swiss Watch

Duracuir1 · Jul 21, 2021

Hi. Here are photos from the above titled 1954 booklet. The yellow tabs correspond to the part that is shown on the otherwise see-through page. Each part overlaps the next. I think that with this book, a screwdriver or two, an anvil and maybe some type of impact tool, I can now consider myself a watchmaker. Who wants me to fix their watch? Please note that I will only be able to fix four of five per day, so don’t overwhelm me with requests.

Canuck · Jul 21, 2021

Suggest you stick to leather work! 😁 I have that same booklet. It shows a Felsa 690 (or 1560) calibre movement which was a major leap forward it full rotor, reversible auto wind system, back in the early 1950s.

DaveK · Jul 21, 2021

Duracuir1
…with this book, a screwdriver or two, an anvil and maybe some type of impact tool, I can now consider myself a watchmaker. Who wants me to fix their watch? …

Last time we played a game like this I woke up in Sault Ste Marie missing a kidney 😒

Foo2rama · Jul 21, 2021

Wow pretty neat, But oddly is missing the first automatic wristwatch... that was a Mulco? nee Mylan nee Glycine!

https://grail-watch.com/2021/07/19/...and-the-fight-over-the-first-automatic-watch/

Canuck · Jul 21, 2021

The subject Felsa movement was an early FULL 360° rotor watch movement with a rotor that wound both ways. I don’t know of an earlier example of such a movement. Certainly, other makers produced automatics earlier, but these were mostly “bumper” types, or full 360° rotors that only wound one way (i. e. Rolex).

LuckyLes · Jul 22, 2021

Duracuir1
Hi. Here are photos from the above titled 1954 booklet. The yellow tabs correspond to the part that is shown on the otherwise see-through page. Each part overlaps the next. I think that with this book, a screwdriver or two, an anvil and maybe some type of impact tool, I can now consider myself a watchmaker. Who wants me to fix their watch? Please note that I will only be able to fix four of five per day, so don’t overwhelm me with requests.

You forgot the vice, how are you going to grip the movemnt and not get sweaty finger prints all over it?

Evitzee · Jul 22, 2021

Canuck
The subject Felsa movement was an early FULL 360° rotor watch movement with a rotor that wound both ways. I don’t know of an earlier example of such a movement. Certainly, other makers produced automatics earlier, but these were mostly “bumper” types, or full 360° rotors that only wound one way (i. e. Rolex).

It is widely accepted that the Felsa 6xx was the first successful movement to come to market with a 360° rotor that wound in both directions.

The Self Winding Swiss Watch

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