12 3/4”’ | Automatic | Swiss Lever | Sweeping Seconds | Date | Day |

Remarks:

• Automatic with bidirectional winding, manual winding possible
• Sweeping seconds without hacking
• Date quick setting with pusher at 2 H
• Day without quick setting
• Rotor with ball bearings
• Main difference to the Ricoh 61: Nine ruby balls form the ball bearing of the rotor, therefore 21 + 9 = 30 jewels
• Around 1970, the silverware manufacturer Robbe & Berking from Flensburg (Germany) sold RonTic watches with this movement. Ricoh probably manufactured the entire watch and not just provided the movement
• Part of a very large family “Ricoh 30” of movements -> see external link 2 below!

• Listing ID: 2222
• Manufacturer / Brand: Ricoh
• Caliber: 67
• Size in French Lignes: 12 3/4''
• Size range mm largest diameter: 22 - 31 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Automatic
• Hands Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: Sweeping seconds (central seconds)
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: Date & Day
• Jewels: 30
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
• Balance Position: Left (240 - 360°)
• Shock Protection: Monorex
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Gold-plated nickel?
• Power Reserve: Approx. 38 hours
• Production Period: From approx. 1970
• Identification: Only variant of the Ricoh 30 family (see notes above) with 30 jewels, pusher and rotor with slot and heavy metal rim.
• External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-39#post-5191708
• External Link 2: https://watch-movements.eu/blog/en/2019/12/02/ricoh-automatic-watch-movements/
• Country: Japan
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)