![]() 40mm in diameter | 44mm lug to lug | 9.This is something that we will most likely try to get in for review down the road, so please stay tuned! It’s honestly an excellent choice for someone who wants a vintage watch while being able to trust new modern construction. Plus at 40mm in diameter and 44mm lug to lug, the wearing experience is fantastic and very well balanced. Specific to the new Archimede 1950-2, the dial features a more elaborate presentation with applied indices (a combination of triangles and Arabic numerals). It accomplishes this while also being incredibly appealing to modern sensibilities. The second iteration of the 1950’s line, the overall design aesthetic of the piece revolves around evoking the elegance and classic nature of 1950s timepieces. One of the watches that I was quite taken with was the recently released Archimede 1950-2. That’s why it was an incredibly welcomed pleasure to be able spend time with Archimede watches in person at Wind Up SF 2019. But with the heritage of Ickler Watch Manufacturing driving the brand to excellence, that isn’t surprising. However all of these disparate timepieces are tied to together by wonderful case manufacturing, attention to detail, and a clear design vision. Based in Pforzheim, Germany, the brand proudly features sports watches, dress watches, and (most well known) Fliegers. I refitted the cleaned caseback and it was finally done.You can find all types of watch offerings from Archimede. ….then refitted the serviced auto mechanism. Once I had it at this stage I recased the movement…. The new parts had arrived by now so the rebuild continued. The rest of the strip down went without any further surprises.Īfter cleaning and inspection the rebuild started with a new mainspring. Not only had it made a mess of the bridge but the actual steel upper crown wheel was also worn and the increased torque had put excessive strain on the winding pinion and clutch and these components also needed replacing. For some reason this was completely dry and a few years of manual winding every now and then had done the damage. With the screw and wheels removed I could see where all those brass particles had originated from, the upper crown wheel had been wearing away it’s post for some time! This wheel transfers the winding motion of the crown to the ratchet wheel to manually wind the movement and it’s a high torque component that needs correct lubrication. The first thing that struck me is the gap visible between the upper crown wheel and it’s securing screw, basically there shouldn’t be one! ![]() Once I’d finished the dial side I turned the movement over to start on the motion work side. I removed the dial and the strip down started. ![]() The movement is also liberally sprinkled with gold dust.įortunately none of it had worked it’s way through any apertures to the dial side. ![]() With the back off somethings obviously amiss, it’s like someones been using a miniature angle grinder in there! This model has a display back so you can look at the inner workings, but what’s that gold coloured dust that can be seen inside? It came in due to a problem with the manual winding, it had been feeling a bit ‘graunchy’ for some time but it was now impossible to wind any power on at all, although it still wound through the auto wind mechanism without a problem. The daft thing is that ETA’s job, when it was part of ASUAG, was to provide the Swiss watch industry with ebauches which is why it seems so completely wrong for Swatch group to now be limiting supply of ebauches and parts as it affects the whole industry it was created to support!Īnyway, moan over now back to the watch □ It’s powered by a veritable workhorse of a movement, the ubiquitous ETA 2824-2, but I think the current range has switched to the Silletta 200.1 due to the restrictive ebauches (movements) and parts supply policy that Swatch group’s introduced. Bucherer watches Archimedes Brand Model Price Case size Year Filter Automatic +0 more filter (s) - show less Save this search Automatic 5 listings including promoted listings Sort by Carl F. The Archimedes Pilot is a large Flieger type watch that is based on the wartime B-Uhr watches used by the Luftwaffe.
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