DuRoWe 260

 
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DuRoWe 260

Description

This movement was sealed in a “Voigt” watch with the dial inscription BRUCHSICHER, which stands for “unbreakable mainspring”. Funnily, this is one of my very few watches, where the mainspring actually broke…

Technical data

Manufacturer:DuRoWe
Caliber:260
Size:7 1/4'''
A/h:18000
Number of jewels:21
Escapement:Pallet lever
Balance types: Nickel screw balance
Shock protection(s): Duro-Bloc
Balance bearing / direction hairspring:Counterclockwise
Moveable stud:no
Adjust mechanism:Long regulator arm
Construction:
  • lever
  • escape wheel, seconds wheel, third wheel
  • center minute wheel
  • mainspring barrel
Features:
  • SCD (direct center seconds)
Production period:- 1962?
References: Flume: 1962 2
Mentioning in literature (years): 1960