DuRoWe 260

 
DuRoWe 260 |

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
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.