Gustav Becker G. B. No. 2
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19 1/4”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Small Seconds |
Remarks:
- 3/4 plate
- Dial attached to the plate with two side screws
- Rocking bar winding
- Click on the dial side
- Movement family:
Designations from the VFU (Vereinigte Freiburger Uhrenfabriken) catalog no. 8, circa 1925.- G. B. No. 1: pin lever escapement, 4 jewels
- G. B. No. 2: Swiss lever escapement, 7 jewels
- G. B. No. 3: Swiss lever escapement, 9 jewels
- G. B. No. 4: Swiss lever escapement, 15 jewels
- Listing ID: 777
- Manufacturer / Brand: Gustav Becker
- Caliber: G. B. No. 2
- Size in French Lignes: 19 1/4'''
- Size range mm largest diameter: > 40 mm
- Shape: Round
- Winding: Manual (Crown)
- Hands Setting: Crown
- Seconds Hand: Small seconds
- Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
- Date, Day, Month...: None
- Jewels: 7
- Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
- Balance Position: Left (240 - 360°)
- Shock Protection: None
- Beats per hour: 18,000
- Balance Type: Monometallic screw balance
- Power Reserve: Unknown
- Production Period: Around 1925. The earliest reference to pocket watches by Gustav Becker is an emergency money bill from Freiburg i. Silesia from 1921.
- Identification: Illustrated in catalog no. 8 of the Vereinigte Freiburger Uhrenfabriken from 1925.
- External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-54#post-7467431
- External Link 2: https://watch-movements.eu/blog/en/2022/09/04/gustav-becker-pocket-watches-from-silesia-germany/
- Country: Germany
- Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)
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