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Landeron 189

Last Update: April 10, 2022

Brand:Landeron
Family:
Landeron 48 Family
Height:6.85 mm
Jewels:17
Reserve:41 hours
Frequency:18,000 A/h
Winding:Hand winding
Diameter:31 mm (13.75 ligne)
  Complications:2-Button, Cam Switching Chronograph, Chronograph, Date
Hands:30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Date Window at 6:00, Small Seconds Hand at 9:00
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Hand-Winding
Clockwise Balance Cock
Screwed Balance
Indexed Regulator
Balance
Balance at 12:00
Production:  – 
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Cal. 149 and 189 are nearly identical

Cal. 189 is one of a family of cam switching chronograph movements produced by Landeron. It is closely related to the preceding Cal. 48 and contemporary Cal. 148 but uses a conventional start/stop button rather than combining stop and reset and adds a date complication. The similar Cal. 149 lacks the date function.

The date is set by moving the hour hands past 12:00.

The Landeron Cal. 189 was famously used in the Heuer Carrera Date,

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