Interesting

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Was doing some research on the vintage FHF 905 automatic movement from the 60s and came across Armand Nicolet watches. They run limited edition watches with reworked vintage movements. Which is genius and will help with the upcoming ETA shortage. They actually own a stock pile of vintage movements. Won't say how many but I'm guessing a LOT of movements. I saw this woman's watch that they recently came out with (the LL9 I believe) that has a vintage FHF 905 movement in it. They also mentioned that it was a rare movement. Now I'm not sure how "rare" it actually is... But, I have only ever seen one in real life... And I own it. It's in a vintage mid 60s Waltham (Swiss Waltham, when Waltham was actually made by other watch companies, like blancpain) now there's plenty of FHF 908, 90-5, and other ones but not the 905. Even parts ones (if you can find them) all rusty go for $50. I just thought it would be an interesting little tidbit to share...

[Watchbreath]

Vintage movements in modern watches is quite common.

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Vintage movements in modern watches is quite common.

How so? Never seen that before

[3th3r]

Vintage movements in modern watches is quite common.

I don't not believe you, but I've personally not come across this either.

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Vintage movements in modern watches is quite common.

Do you have anything to back that up?

[Retrograde]

Many people do pocket watch conversions.

Also, smaller companies like Chronoswiss, Armin Strom and Grieb & Benzinger have used reworked movements in some of their watches.

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Many people do pocket watch conversions.

Also, smaller companies like Chronoswiss, Armin Strom and Grieb & Benzinger have used reworked movements in some of their watches.

I'll have take a look at that tomorrow. I'd like to have one without paying $7,000

[Donut]

Do you have anything to back that up?

Voutilainen ‘OBSERVATOIRE’ Wristwatch
As chance would have it, Kari Voutilainen had a stroke of luck, and found several movements, which had never been assembled after being fabricated. He made the decision to create a very limited series of wristwatches using theses remarkable Peseux base calibers. Each movement has been technically adjusted and tested before being finished with hand anglage and perlage to bring it to the highest levels of visual finish possible.
Befitting such exceptional timepieces, a very rare and unique system of balance spring has been used. The exterior of the spring uses a typical Breguet overcoil, whilst the internal curve uses the little known Grosmann curve. Grosmann was a teacher at the watchmaking school at Le Locle in the late early 20th century, and he codified a technique that gives the same amount of attention to the internal curve of the balance spring as the external overcoil. Virtually unknown and fallen into disuse, the OBSERVATOIRE wristwatch marks the first use of this curve in the 21st century, underlining the fact that many of the older watchmaking techniques still have their place of honor in the present day.

Technical Characteristics :

• Observatory caliber Peseaux, created solely for observatory trials and never commercialized for the production. Hand finished with Geneva stripes, anglage and perlage.
• 30mm x 5mm movement.
• Ruby cap jewels for the escapement wheel.
• 21 jewels.
• Free sprung balance wheel with Platinum timing screws beating at 18,000 v.p.h.
• Balance diameter 13.3mm with Breguet/Grossmann balance spiral.

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Voutilainen ‘OBSERVATOIRE’ Wristwatch
As chance would have it, Kari Voutilainen had a stroke of luck, and found several movements, which had never been assembled after being fabricated. He made the decision to create a very limited series of wristwatches using theses remarkable Peseux base calibers. Each movement has been technically adjusted and tested before being finished with hand anglage and perlage to bring it to the highest levels of visual finish possible.
Befitting such exceptional timepieces, a very rare and unique system of balance spring has been used. The exterior of the spring uses a typical Breguet overcoil, whilst the internal curve uses the little known Grosmann curve. Grosmann was a teacher at the watchmaking school at Le Locle in the late early 20th century, and he codified a technique that gives the same amount of attention to the internal curve of the balance spring as the external overcoil. Virtually unknown and fallen into disuse, the OBSERVATOIRE wristwatch marks the first use of this curve in the 21st century, underlining the fact that many of the older watchmaking techniques still have their place of honor in the present day.

Technical Characteristics :
[*]Observatory caliber Peseaux, created solely for observatory trials and never commercialized for the production. Hand finished with Geneva stripes, anglage and perlage.[*]30mm x 5mm movement.[*]Ruby cap jewels for the escapement wheel.[*]21 jewels.[*]Free sprung balance wheel with Platinum timing screws beating at 18,000 v.p.h.[*]Balance diameter 13.3mm with Breguet/Grossmann balance spiral.

Donut, you outdid yourself! (I'm not sure I'm using proper English) lol