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Brand: | Valjoux | 
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| Family: |
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| Height: | 6.00 mm | ||
| Jewels: | 17 | ||
| Reserve: | 39 hours | ||
| Frequency: | 18,000 A/h | ||
| Winding: | Hand winding | ||
| Diameter: | 29.50 mm (13 ligne) | ||
| Complications: | 2-Button, 7-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel 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  Clockwise Balance Cock  Indexed Regulator  7-Column Chronograph |
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| Production: 1946 – 1950 | |||||||||||
| 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
Valjoux Cal. 77 ECO is a column wheel chronograph movement. Unusually for Valjoux, it has seven columns in the wheel used to control the chronograph function and also uses Heuer’s oscillating pinion engagement design. It is a two-pusher movement with a 30 minute chronograph register. Cal. 77 was produced from 1946 through about 1950. The Valjoux 92 was a descendent of Cal. 77.
Valjoux designed the unusual Cal. 77 with two goals: It implemented the oscillating pinion for use by Heuer, and it replaced many complex milled components with springs to reduce cost.
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