regarding that Guillaume Balance
Several pages ago I posted about my Tiffany pocketwatch: home.watchprosite.com to which ei8htohms was kind enough to respond in part: "The balance is not Guillaume in my opinion, but rather a traditional split bi-metallic balance. At least, it does not ha...
Hello, Steve,....
I believe John was right about the balance in your pocket watch. Just going by pictures it's very likely a "normal" steel/brass split bimetallic balance. Furthermore the Stowa deck watch, I believe this is not a Guillaume balance as well. The subject isn'...
Thanks so much Suitbert!
I have inspected all but one (not currently in my possession) of these watches, they are exactly as you have described. The Patek, V&C and two Omegas clearly have steel halves as large as the 'brass' (V&C maybe even slightly thicker), while the Stowa and ...
Terrific- Thanks!
Thanks for the post ...And wonderful pocket watch. I believe it uses the same ebauche that E.Koehn was using for his watches. Thanks again, Sebastian
Thank you, Sebastian! I looked around
a bit regarding Mr. Koehn, seems he was a lead watchmaker at Patek Philippe and left to his own firm somewhere near this time. The few pictures i turned up so far of his signed work do not seem all that similar (but then i am not that expert, plus a few w...
A picture for comparison
Dear Steve, Here is an E. Koehn pocket watch movement for comparison to your Tiffany one. I've seen various Tiffany Koehns in the past so it's not a far fetch. The most promiment trait that made me think of the Koehn when I saw your pw are the curved brid...
Thanks, Yes, indeed!
and a beautiful one of course! My Peseux 260 with Guillaume balance is being serviced presently, I hope to have it returned someday as a wristwatch (although with its original finish, nothing as elaborate as Voutelainen's!)
