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FP 816

Last Update: December 11, 2019

Brand:Frédéric Piguet
Family:
Unknown
Height:2.70 mm
Jewels:22
Reserve:40 hours
Frequency:21,600 A/h
Winding:Hand winding
Diameter:18.40 mm (8.25 ligne)
  Complications:
Hands:Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Small Seconds Hand at 6:00
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Ultra-Thin Hand-Winding
Hand-Winding
Clockwise Balance Cock
Production:  – 
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Cal. FP 816 (also known as Cal. FP 8.16) is an ultra-thin movement from Frédéric Piguet. As an ultra-thin movement it uses a flat hairspring.

It is closely related to Cal. FP 815, an automatic, and Cal. FP 810, which lacks a seconds hand.


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