11 1/2”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Indirect Sweeping Seconds |

Remarks:

• Indirect sweeping seconds without hacking
• The movement is also available with 10 1/2”’
• Part of a movement family:
  • Minerva 48: Small seconds
  • Minerva 49: Sweeping seconds
  • Minerva 50: Small seconds, date

• Listing ID: 1183
• Manufacturer / Brand: Minerva
• Caliber: 49
• Size in French Lignes: 11 1/2'''
• Size range mm largest diameter: 22 - 31 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: Sweeping seconds (central seconds)
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: None
• Jewels: 17
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
• Balance Position: Bottom (120 - 240°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Monometallic screw balance
• Power Reserve: Approx. 42 hours
• Production Period: Developed from 1943
• Identification: Listed in the Classification Horlogère from 1949 and in the Swartchild catalog from 1946.
• External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-48#post-6529160
• Country: Switzerland
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)