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

Remarks:

• Movement family:
  • Zenith 108b: Savonnette (hunter)
  • Zenith 109b: Lépine (open face)
• Favre-Jacot (founder of Zenith) registered the Savonnette variant of tis movement in 1900 in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce as model no. 1b. Model no. 1b is not an official caliber designation, but was used to register the design

• Listing ID: 18759
• Manufacturer / Brand: Zenith
• Caliber: 108b
• Size in French Lignes: 12'''
• Size range mm largest diameter: 22 - 31 mm
• Shape: Round
• Winding: Manual (Crown)
• Hands Setting: Crown with lever
• 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: Bimetallic screw balance with Breguet hairspring
• Power Reserve: Unknown
• Production Period: Unknown, probably around 1905
• Country: Switzerland
• Identification: Listed in the Zenith book from Manfred Rössler as a movement used by Zenith around 1905.
• Contributor ©: Uhrforum.de member Badener (Andreas Kelz)