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HELP ID RYRIE BROS PRIVATE LABEL MOVEMENT LONGINES? WITTNAUER?

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October 04, 2023, 14:32
Roddy J. Brunton
HELP ID RYRIE BROS PRIVATE LABEL MOVEMENT LONGINES? WITTNAUER?
The dial says Ryrie Bros which was a precursor to Henry Birks Jewelers (now Maison Birks)
It is marked Swiss & 15 jewels
The dial side has HERALD & 670 around the outside edge and WITTNAUER inside of that.
The watchmaker had it in a container marked LONGINES
I can't find another movement like it...




Roddy JB
October 04, 2023, 14:32
Roddy J. Brunton
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Roddy JB
October 04, 2023, 14:45
Roddy J. Brunton
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Roddy JB
October 05, 2023, 02:22
Bila Wirriganwalters
What's it diameter Roddy, or how many lignes?
October 05, 2023, 03:03
Bila Wirriganwalters
The maker of that movement Roddy is "Revue" (Thommen) from around 1890's to early 1900's. I take it, that it is around a 16 Size American, if you give me the size I will be able to give you the caliber?
October 06, 2023, 20:42
Roddy J. Brunton
Hi Bila,
I never got a notification you had replied...
The mvt measures about 36.4mm
The dial measures about 40.5mm
I found something similar on Dr Ranftt's BidFun site --- a Revue 19'''H5.6
Strange, there were 100's of tins and what was marked on the outside is what was inside
Ergo, I figured this had to be a Longines possibly but there you go...
Rod


Roddy JB
October 06, 2023, 21:28
Bila Wirriganwalters
It is a bit of a crossover/transitional between the Caliber's 19"-H5.6 (your's has the same back-plate as this) & the plain Revue 19" Caliber (your's has the same dial-plate setting mechanism as this), but for all intensive purposes the 1st above RoddySmile

As for the Watchmaker saying it was a Longines on the tin Roddy, who nows??? A lot of people think alot of the Wittnauer's were made by Longines which is an incorrect assumption on their partSmile
October 06, 2023, 23:01
Roddy J. Brunton
Cheers again Bila,
I guess getting one wrong out of about4-500 isn’t too bad… Razz
Roddy


Roddy JB
October 06, 2023, 23:11
Bila Wirriganwalters
He did a Good-JobSmile