Kienzle 060a1
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| Kienzle 060a1 |
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Description
The large caliber 060a1 with a diameter of 12 lignes belongs to the late area of
Kienzle's movement construction. It was produced in the early seventies.
Construction-wise it resembles very much the (smaller) caliber
059. Like there, it uses a classical
construction with a true second wheel at position "6" (which would allow a subsecond
hand there) and an indirectly driven center second.
On the dial side, you find the familiar rocking bar winding mechanism. The unusual large
and slim three-leg balance is beared in a pointed staff without shock protection. She
controls with movement with a pin lever escapement.
So far this movement is nothing really special, but there's one detail, which makes it
standing out of the mass of simple pin lever movements: The pins aren't made of metal but
of synthetic rubies. The advantage of this patented technology is, that she is cheap but
also much more reliable and precise.
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| pin lever with jewels |
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Another detail at the end: In these movement, seven jewels are used. Interestingly, they are
all integrated into the visible top plate, which gives this movement a "better" appearance.
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| dial side view |
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Technical data
| Manufacturer | Kienzle |
| Caliber | 060a1 |
| Number of jewels | 7 |
| Escapement | pin lever with ruby pins |
| Balance | Nickel |
| Shock protection(s) | none |
| Balance cock direction | clockwise |
| Hairspring stud | moveable |
| Regulator type | Hairspring key |
| Movement construction | Fork
Escapement wheel, Fourth wheel, Third wheel, Large driving wheel, Mainspring barrel, Center second pinion |
| Features | SCI |
| Functions | Hour, minute, second |
| Beats per hour | 18000 |
| Size | 12''' |
| Image in Flume Werksucher | K3N1 - |
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| Factsheet |
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