HMT 2345 = Citizen 2340A
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6 3/4 x 8”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Indirect Sweeping Seconds |
Remarks:
- HMT (Hindustan Machine Tools) is a company founded by the Indian government in 1953 that manufactures tractors, tools and watches, among other things
- There are two slightly different forms of the movement:
- Variant 1:
- Barrel visible from the dial side through cut-outs
- The Citizen caliber number is marked under the balance wheel
- Variant 2:
- Barrel concealed on the dial side
- There is no caliber number under the balance wheel
- Variant 1:
It is possible that HMT did not (re)build variant 1 itself, but purchased it directly from Citizen.
- See also HMT 0185 = HMT 2345 without seconds
- Listing ID: 4230
- Manufacturer / Brand: Citizen / HMT
- Caliber: HMT 2345 = Citizen = Citizen 2340A
- Size in French Lignes: 6 3/4 x 8''', height 4.54 mm
- Size range mm largest diameter: 0 - 22 mm
- Shape: Form
- Winding: Manual (Crown)
- Hands Setting: Crown
- Seconds Hand: Sweeping seconds (central seconds)
- Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
- Date, Day, Month...: None
- Jewels: 16, 17
- Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Right
- Balance Position: Right (0 - 120°)
- Shock Protection: Citizen Parashock 1, Citizen Parashock 3 (even mixed on dial and bridge side)
- Beats per hour: 18,000
- Balance Type: Glucydur
- Power Reserve: Unknown
- Identification: Marking hmt on the wheel train bridge and illustration on the manufacturer's old website (no longer online, see extra picture).
- External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-14#post-2534100
- Country: Japan / India
- Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)
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