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AS 1475

Last Update: September 14, 2020

Brand:A. Schild
Family:
AS 1475 Family
Height:5.75 mm
Jewels:17
Reserve:46 hours
Frequency:18,000 A/h
Winding:Hand winding, Two Barrel
Diameter:25.60 mm (11.5 ligne)
  Complications:Alarm
Hands:Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Central Seconds Hand
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Hand-Winding
Balance at 3:00
Barrel at 6:00
Production: 1954 – 1970
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Cal. AS 1475 is a historic hand-winding alarm movement from A. Schild. Produced from 1954 through 1970, the movement was updated with date and faster balance before, but went out of production around 1974. The design was apparently copied by the Russians, where it remains in production by 1st Moscow Watch Factory. Cal. AS 1475 was one of the most widely-produced alarm calibres, with over 781,000 made, plus an indeterminate number produced later by Poljot.

Poljot 2612.1

Russian maker 1st Moscow Watch Factory, sold as Poljot (Russia), Sekonda (UK), and Cardinal (Canada), produced an almost-exact copy of Cal. AS 1475 starting as early as 1959 and continuing to the present time. The movement is commonly called the Poljot 2612 or 2612.1. This movement is often used today, typically with decoration and other modification, rather than the original Swiss movement. Often, the movement is referred to as “AS 1475” or some similar variation using the number “1475” to reference the historic basis for this movement. Note that the Russian version is usually indicated to have 18 rather than 17 jewels.

AS 1475 Operation

These A. Schild movements have two crowns located at 2:00 and 4:00 on the dial. As is the case with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox, the crown at 2:00 is dedicated to the alarm function, while the one at 4:00 is used for timekeeping. However, unlike the Memovox, the alarm is enabled only when the crown is pulled.

  • Crown at 2:00
    1. Wind alarm spring, alarm disabled
    2. Set alarm time (backward only), alarm enabled
  • Crown at 4:00
    1. Wind main spring
    2. Set time (drag alarm in reverse)

AS 1475 Family

18,000 A/h21,600 A/h
Time OnlyAS 1475AS 1930
DateAS 1568AS 1931

Note that Eterna also had a separate unrelated Cal. 1475.

Images are taken from official publications and are used here for commentary and educational purposes. Copyright is held by the original owner as noted.

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