Felsa 465N

Felsa 465N
Felsa 465N

Description

Felsa was a manufactury, which was known for their quality movements. The large caliber 465N with 11 1/2 lignes was one of them. It has got a direct driven center second hand and a kind of sandwitch construction, which allows larger sizes of the parts and thus higher precision and longevity.

A speciality of this movement unfortunately cannot be seen in the pictures: The pallets of the anchor are made of a almost translucent, a very little blueish material. Probably this was better (and more expensive) as the normally used synthetic rubies.

In contrast to caliber 465, the caliber 465N has got a little cruder bridges.

Sadly, the movement shown here has got a broken mainspring. But that's just a minor issue for the otherwise very nice movement.

Technical data

ManufacturerFelsa
Caliber465N
Number of jewels17
EscapementAnchor with pallets
BalanceNickel screw balance
Shock protection(s)Farr I
Balance cock directionclockwise
Hairspring studfixed
Regulator typeLong regulator arm
Movement constructionFork
Escapement wheel, Fourth wheel, Third wheel
Center wheel
Mainspring barrel
FeaturesSCD
FunctionsHour, minute, second
Beats per hour18000
Size111/2'''
Image in Flume Werksucher K2 -
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