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

Remarks:

• Savonnette = hunter movement
• Balance cock labeled FRÜHER (German for earlier) and SPÄTER (later)

 

• Listing ID: 4159
• Manufacturer / Brand: Maier
• Caliber: Model No. 1 Savonnette
• Size: 20'''
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hand Setting: Crown with lever
• Seconds Hand: Small seconds
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date & Day: None
• Jewels: 16
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
• Balance Position: Bottom (120 - 240°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Bimetallic screw balance with Breguet hairspring
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Around 1889
• Identification: The Lépine (open face) version of this movement was registered by Louis Maier on December 21, 1889 in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce as Model No. 1. Model No. 1 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-61#post-8716170
• Country: Switzerland
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)