My Friend who is selling his dad's watch stuff gave me a couple watches his dad had tagged as "working" to fiddle with. This "Fleury" is the first Swiss "Bar" movment I have ever cleaned.

While it is "fragile" (by late 19th Century USA Watchmaker's standards) movement, it cleaned up (a real task! ) very nicely and runs "like a champ". So far a good timekeeper. The pictures were taken before I put in a new crystal and second hand, but they tell the story OK. An interesting note, each one of wheel train bars is double pinned to the main plate and each plate screw has a head diameter peculiar to that bar. So I played "musical chairs" fitting all the bars and screws together.

That is a beautiful watch. What size is it? Any idea how early it is?

Steve G.

I think it is about a 14 size . . 18 or 19 "lignes", late 1870's vintage. It measure like this . . .

Nice job Dave. I like how the 5 minute markers are hand painted.

Any idea of what company made this? Is Fleury a private label or a maker?

John

John, I think this is a Swiss ebauche that was finished and fitted out by the "Fleury" named maker which also explains the hand marked dial.

It has some very nice features as far as quality. The Jewels are well fitted and the Pallet Fork has laminated jeweling of the highest order of finish. It still keeps goosd time, especially as it is a slow train movement.