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Kienzle 48/7

 
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Kienzle 48/7

Description

This pin-lever movement by Kienzle is interesting because of one detail: The pins are made of synthetic ruby and not made of metal, as in other pin-lever movements. You can see this in the photo above.

Kienzle 48/7: side view

side view

Technical data

Manufacturer:Kienzle
Caliber:48/7
Size:10 1/4'''
A/h:18000
Number of jewels:7
Escapement:Pin lever with ruby pins
Balance types:Nickel anular balance
Shock protection(s):Kienzle
Balance bearing / direction hairspring:Clockwise
Moveable stud:no
Adjust mechanism:Long regulator arm
Construction:
  • lever
  • escape wheel, seconds wheel, third wheel, center minute wheel
  • mainspring barrel
Winding mechanism:rocking bar winding system
Features:
  • SCI (indirect center seconds)
References:Flume: 1958 b.42
Hint: The jewel count, the types of balances used, and the shock protections employed refer only to the specimens held in the archive and are therefore not relevant for the precise identification of the movement.

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