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    Ranfft search tips?

    I know this website is worth its weight in gold. But oh boy, searching it is hard! Are there any tips or tricks folks have picked up to help identify a movement?

    For example, if I don’t t know what this brand is, what are my options other than hunting and pecking? I don’t even seem able to filter by size, jewel count or country of origin....






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    I seen that movement a lot in stuff from India like camy and others like fortis not sure of the cal just trying to remember...and yeah as I said to you before it's good for cutting and pasting but naff to search unless you got an idea of cal and make
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    try fhf hmm 76 or 96

    Fabrique Horlogerie Fontainemelon (FHF)

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    Fig. 1


    Fig. 2
    FHF 96

    Features
    manual wind
    sweep second

    Data
    11.5''', Dm= 25.6mm, Do= 26.0mm
    H= 4.5mm
    F= 1.5mm
    T= 2.1mm
    17 jewels
    f = 18000 A/h
    power reserve 48h

    Balance staff U3045

    Stem W2650

    Mainspring / battery
    Zf1328, 1.60 x 11.0 x 0.12 x 350mm

    Hands
    1.30 x 0.90 x 0.21mm

    Remarks
    signatures: FHF, ST, FHF-ST
    differences not known between 96, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 969

    Example, year: signature; shock device
    ca. 1965: FHF/ST 96, Swiss, 17 Jewels - FHF/ST 96; Incabloc





    it's about half three in the am here so my eyes are not great but be one of these maybe
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    actually looking at you pic think you can just see the 96 and possible fhf under the hair spring ?
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    Could also be a 'New' (for the time) FHF 98:

    https://perrinwatchparts.com/collect...28929703215138

    Same bridge pattern, but thinner (3.6mm) and higher beat rate (21600).

    Edit: Have you found this in your search?

    https://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topi...n-walkthrough/

    Edit 2: Also this:

    Last edited by Dimman; Jul 14, 2019 at 03:12 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dimman View Post
    Could also be a 'New' (for the time) FHF 98:

    https://perrinwatchparts.com/collect...28929703215138

    Same bridge pattern, but thinner (3.6mm) and higher beat rate (21600).

    Edit: Have you found this in your search?

    https://www.watchrepairtalk.com/topi...n-walkthrough/

    Edit 2: Also this:

    Excellent links. Thanks.


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    Quote Originally Posted by is that my watch View Post
    actually looking at you pic think you can just see the 96 and possible fhf under the hair spring ?
    Yes, hf or st. Thank you!


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    FHF 98 for CAD49?! How do they make these things for so cheap? Slave army of gnomes and elves?

    If I can find a FHF96 for similar $$ it might be easier to just swap the whole movement and keep this one for spares.




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    Quote Originally Posted by morningtundra View Post
    FHF 98 for CAD49?! How do they make these things for so cheap? Slave army of gnomes and elves?

    If I can find a FHF96 for similar $$ it might be easier to just swap the whole movement and keep this one for spares.




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    should do look at any of the watches coming out of india more then like have it look for oris.fortis,citizen,orient they all seem to have this movement in them I wonder if just fits the cases on them as not sure how original
    they are to them names
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