6 3/4 x 11”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | No Seconds |

Remarks:

• According to Pritchard, Matter was a Swiss company from Grenchen that was involved in the founding of a group of companies in 1925, which became Ebauches SA in 1926. However, Matter itself did not become a member of Ebauches SA and continued to build its own movements

 

• Listing ID: 4701
• Manufacturer / Brand: Matter
• Caliber: Unknown
• Size: 6 3/4 x 11'''
• Shape: Form
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hand Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: None
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date & Day: None
• Jewels: 17
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Right
• Balance Position: Right (0 - 120°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Bimetallic screw balance
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Unknown, probably around 1925
• Identification: The Swartchild catalog of 1946 shows a Matter 103, which is not quite identical, but has the same characteristic setting lever spring (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-7#post-1925700
• Country: Switzerland
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)