18 3/4”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Small Seconds

Remarks:

• Lépine = open face movement

 

• Listing ID: 837
• Manufacturer / Brand: Froidevaux
• Caliber: Model No. 6 Lépine
• Size: 18 3/4'''
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hand Setting: Crown with pin/pusher
• Seconds Hand: Small seconds
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date & Day: None
• Jewels: 15
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Right
• Balance Position: Left (240 - 360°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Bimetallic screw balance
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Around 1902
• Identification: Movement marked with DÉPOSÉ No. 9134. Registered by Froidevaux under this number in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce on 20.11.1902 as model N. 6. Model No. 6 is not an official caliber designation, but was used to register the design.
• External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-53#post-7169706
• External Link 2: https://watch-movements.eu/blog/en/2023/07/01/froidevaux-from-porrentruy-in-switzerland/
• Country: Switzerland
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)