Brand: | Valjoux | ||
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Family: |
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Height: | 7.45 mm | ||
Jewels: | 17 | ||
Reserve: | 32 hours | ||
Frequency: | 18,000 A/h | ||
Winding: | Hand winding | ||
Diameter: | 43.0 mm (19 ligne) | ||
Complications: | 6-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Flyback Chronograph, Monopusher Chronograph | ||
Hands: | 30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Small Seconds Hand at 9:00 |
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics | |||||||||||
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Hand-Winding Counter-Clockwise Balance Cock Indexed Regulator 6-Column Chronograph |
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Production: 1910 – | |||||||||||
1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
Valjoux Cal. 3 was a pocket watch column wheel chronograph movement. Introduced around 1910, it was produced through at least the 1920s. It featured a six-column wheel to control the chronograph function. The chronograph used a central seconds hand with flyback as well as a 30 minute counter.
This is a “lépine” pocketwatch movement, with the small seconds placed on the same axis as the winding crown. In a pocketwatch, this would place the small seconds at 6:00 with the winding crown at 12:00. The image above would show its placement in a wristwatch, with the winding crown at 3:00 and the small seconds at 9:00.
Images are taken from official publications and are used here for commentary and educational purposes. Copyright is held by the original owner as noted.