Takano 521
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11 1/2”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Sweeping Seconds
Remarks:
- In 1962, Takano Seimitsu Kogyo Co. became Ricoh Tokei Co. Ltd, the watch division of the Japanese manufacturer Ricoh
- Part of a large family of companies. See Takano – Japanese Watches | Watch movements – A passion (watch-movements.eu)
- Listing ID: 2330
- Manufacturer / Brand: Takano
- Caliber: 521
- Size in French Lignes: 11 1/2'''
- Size range mm largest diameter: 22 - 31 mm
- Shape: Round
- Winding: Manual (Crown)
- Hands Setting: Crown
- Seconds Hand: Sweeping seconds (central seconds)
- Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
- Date, Day, Month...: None
- Jewels: 19
- Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
- Balance Position: Bottom (120 - 240°)
- Shock Protection: Neutro-Shock
- Beats per hour: 18,000
- Balance Type: Nickel
- Power Reserve: Unknown
- Production Period: From 1959 until probably 1961 (insolvency of the Takano company)
- Identification: Wheel train bridge marked Takano and 521. Listed in the book 森年樹: 国産腕時計タカノ・リコー (Domestic Watches: Takano・Ricoh)
- External Link: https://uhrforum.de/threads/identifizierte-uhrwerke-die-weder-bei-ranfft-lorenz-noch-im-watch-wiki-zu-finden-sind.86322/page-38#post-5037866
- External Link 2: https://watch-movements.eu/blog/en/2019/11/03/takano-the-phantom-japanese-watch-manufacturer/
- Country: Japan
- Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)
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