13 3/4”’ | Hand Wind | Swiss Lever | Sweeping Seconds | Date |

Remarks:

• Date without quickset
• 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)
• Base of the Takano 524: Takano 521 with enlarged base plate because of the date ring

• Listing ID: 2329
• Manufacturer / Brand: Takano
• Caliber: 524
• Size in French Lignes: 13 3/4'''
• Size range mm largest diameter: 31 - 40 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown
• Seconds Hand: Sweeping seconds (central seconds)
• Escapement: Lever (Swiss, English, Glashütte)
• Date, Day, Month...: Date
• Jewels: 19
• Setting Lever Screw/Pin Position: Left
• Balance Position: Bottom (120 - 240°)
• Shock Protection: Ruby-Shock
• Beats per hour: 18,000
• Balance Type: Nickel
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: From 1962 (takeover of Takano by Ricoh -> movement already marked Ricoh)
• Identification: 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-5039420
• 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)