19”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Small Seconds |

Remarks:

• Holes for three dial feet
• The company became Fabrique Minerva, Robert Frères SA in 1923 and Minerva SA in 1929
• Other movement models by Faverges / Robert Frères:
  • Faverges / Robert Frères Model No. 2 1902 18’’’
  • Faverges / Robert Frères Model No. 4 19’’’: Savonnette (hunter) version of this Lépine (open face) movement
  • Faverges / Robert Frères Model No. 4 20’’’
• The movement was sold as Minerva 19/3 (Lép. + Sav.) until at least the end of the 1940s, but with a lower height (5.2mm)

• Listing ID: 5183
• Manufacturer / Brand: Faverges / Robert Frères
• Caliber: Model No. 3 19’’’
• Size in French Lignes: 19''', height 5.8 mm
• Size range mm largest diameter: > 40 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown with pin/pusher
• Seconds Hand: Small seconds
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: None
• Jewels: 15
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
• Balance Position: Right (0 - 120°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Bimetallic screw balance
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Probably around 1902
• Identification: Registered by Robert frères on 18.12.1902 in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce as model No. 3. Model No. 3 is not an official caliber designation, but was used to register the design. Registered again on 19.01.1918 under the same number in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.
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• Country: Switzerland
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