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Complications
Alarm
Hands
Alarm Indicator at 9:00
Central 24 Hour Hand
Central Alarm Hand
Central Hour Hand
Central Minute Hand
Central Seconds Hand
Date Window at 3:00
Date Window at 4:30
Day Window at 3:00
Hour Hand at 3:00
Minute Hand at 3:00
Power Reserve Pointer at 12:00
Power Reserve Pointer at 9:30
Small Seconds Hand at 6:00
Small Seconds Hand at 9:00
Brand
A. Schild
Blancpain
Excelsior Park
Frédéric Piguet
Vénus
Winding
Automatic
-Central Rotor Automatic Winding
-Uni-Directional Automatic Winding
--Clockwise Automatic Winding
Hand winding
Two Barrel
Regulators
Indexed
Mobile Stud
Screwed Balance
Production Periods
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Frequency
18,000 A/h
28,800 A/h
Anti-Shock
Jewels
17
21
31
38
Balance Mount
Balance Cock
-Balance Cock Clockwise
-Balance Cock Counter-Clockwise
Back-Side Features
-Balance at 1:30
-Balance at 12:00
-Balance at 3:00
-Barrel at 6:00
-Barrel at 7:30
Central Rotor
AS 1475
AS 5008
Excelsor Park JB7
FP 1241
Venus 230
Venus 232
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