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The Self Winding Swiss Watch

  1. Duracuir1 Never Used A Kodak Jul 21, 2021

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    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.

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  2. Canuck Jul 21, 2021

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    Suggest you stick to leather work! :D 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.
     
  3. DaveK Yoda of Yodelers Jul 21, 2021

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    Last time we played a game like this I woke up in Sault Ste Marie missing a kidney :cautious:
     
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  4. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jul 21, 2021

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  5. Canuck Jul 21, 2021

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    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).
     
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  6. LuckyLes Jul 22, 2021

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    You forgot the vice, how are you going to grip the movemnt and not get sweaty finger prints all over it?
     
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  7. Evitzee Jul 22, 2021

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    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.
     
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