Record Ref: 38
Category: Watch
Manufacturer: Unknown
Country: Switzerland
Year: 1870 ca
Number of gear trains: 2
Plates - material: Brass
Plates - shape: Rouns/Oval
Manufacturers marks:
Plates - size (mm): 48
Escapement type: Cylinder
Primary motive force: Mainspring
Calendar: No
winding: Key wind
setting: Key
special features: Independent seconds
Notes: The centre second's hand is started and stopped by a small pusher in the lower
part of the case. It moves once per second, like in modern quartz watches.
This is a primitive form of chronograph watch.
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