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Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) [message #12145 is a reply to message #12140]

Tue, 11 February 2020 20:49

Barney Green
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Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany

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I am not convinced that caliber 650 was made by Russbach Hänni & Cie.

I am of the opinion that caliber 650 was made by another company starting with R, this is correct, but it has not been Russbach but the Record Dreadnought Watch Co in Tramelan. Caliber 650 matches perfectly their design which has been protected in May 1920 as No. 14. Should have become known as Recod caliber 51 later.

Here is the design protection notice:

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=6102&private=0

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=6102&private=0

And turned 180° as a side by side view with your movement:

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=6101&private=0

No relation between Russbach and Record is known and I have never heard of a caliber 650 marked "Factory R".

Barney

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		Caliber 650 (Guild) By: Case on Tue, 11 February 2020 04:31
		Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) By: Case on Tue, 11 February 2020 04:53
		Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) By: Barney Green on Tue, 11 February 2020 20:49
		Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) By: Case on Tue, 02 June 2020 13:28
		Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) By: afire on Tue, 02 June 2020 16:46
		Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) By: Barney Green on Tue, 02 June 2020 17:55
		Re: Caliber 650 (Guild) By: Case on Tue, 02 June 2020 18:14

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