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1800s(?) Remontoir Ligne Droite Ancre 15 Rubis Spiral Breguet Hello, all! I inherited a pocket watch that has the look and feel (and identifying markings) of a European pocket watch and would like to know more about it from knowledgeable folks here So far, I have identified that it is a "Remontoir Ligne Droite - Ancre 15 Rubis - Spiral Breguet" which is
Ancre pocket watch, (help this newbie please) - NAWCC Forums Hi jdhein, in fact, your grandfather's watch gives more infomation than average: 1) Ancre (French anchor) tells that it has a lever escapement 2) 15 rubis tell that it has actually jewel bearings wherever needed in a key winder 3) Aiguilles (hands) just indicates which hole in the dust cap
Identifying an Ancre Ligne Droite watch - NAWCC Forums The term Ancre Ligne Droite had a specific meaning The Swiss styel lever was emerging as a standard form in the 1860-1880 time frame It mean that the three pivots, escape wheel pallet lever and balance were in a straight line The English style had the three pivots in a triangular lay out The straight line lever was a special feature worth
Please tell me something about this watches: Ancre Levees Visibles . . . A gold (18K) watch It is the only one produced by some firm called Ancre for K Serkisoff from Constantinople Now it is mine and I would like to know something about them please helpme, if you can Ancre Levees Visibles Double Plateau Spiral Breguet Balancier Comprense 15 rubis here are
PreMonsieur 15 Rubis Ancre Ligne Droite 1895 Pocket Watch Hello Forum, Was looking for history information on the pocket watch listed above (PreMonsieur 15 Rubis Ancre Ligne Droite 1895 Pocket Watch) I can not find anything listed as PreMonsieur I know Ancre Ligne Droite is the technical mechanics of the watch 15 Rubis means there are 15 rubies
Ancre Spiral Breguet - NAWCC Forums Re: "Ancre" Spiral Breguet My French is not that great, but remontoir is winder, and ancre I think, refers to the Swiss Lever escapement I also have a pocket watch with similar markings, spiral Brequet is a Breguet overcoil hairspring The case is Sterling Silver, and the hands are Gold and not plated, which is odd
Vintage Ardan watch help needed on movement and age Hi to all I'm new here and this is my first post I'm looking for any info on this vintage Ardan watch on the face it says Ardan Ancre 15 rubis Swiss made on the back plate it says Fond Aciep Inoxydable Fonte Injectee Can any of you experts on here tell me anything about this watch ie
Please help me identifying this ANCRE watch | NAWCC Forums Babis, First, Ancre is not a manufacturer or retailer name It is simply a French word which refers to a mechanical detail about the watch movement, that it is equipped with a lever escapement Levees Visibles also refers to a mechanical detail, that being the escapement bridges are arranged in such a way that you could see the lever
About my Remontoir Ancre 16 rubis . . . | NAWCC Forums I (unfortunately) inherited two pocket watches One of them is an Remontoir Ancre 16 rubis The glass is missing, but the overall quality looks good In case I want to sell it, how much is appropriate ? I don't really know too much about watches, so a rough from-to would be greatly appreciated
Remontoir ancre 15 - NAWCC Forums "Remontoir" describes the stem winding, "ancre ligne droit" describes the layout of the lever escapement, "balancier compensé coupé" describes the bimetallic cut compensated balance, (designed to compensate for temperature changes), "Spiral Breguet" describes the form of the hairspring, and "15 rubis" claims that there are 15 jewels in the