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

• Listing ID: 3311
• Manufacturer / Brand: Phenix
• Caliber: 161
• Size in French Lignes: 13'''
• Size range mm largest diameter: 22 - 31 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: Small seconds
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: None
• Jewels: 15
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
• Balance Position: Bottom (120 - 240°)
• Shock Protection: None
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Monometallic screw balance
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Unknown, probably around 1950
• Identification: Phenix logo (crescent moon and star) on the dial side, 161 marked under the balance. Caliber 161 is not listed in any movement finder. In the 1949 "Official Catalogue of genuine Swiss Watch repair parts", caliber 160 is listed as 13'''. The dial side is identical to 161; calibers 160 and 161 probably differ only in the shape of the bridges.
• External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-26#post-3642373
• Country: Switzerland
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