(Adolf Michel SA, Grenchen, Switzerland)
Movements
| caliber | size | esc. | jewels | shockprot. | construction | features | condition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | OK | ||||||||
| 📰 | 74 | 5 3/4 x 8 3/4''' | Z | 6 | none | H,SKM,F | OK | ||
| 260 | |||||||||
| 📰 | 395 | 12''' | A | 16 | none | A,HSKM,Z,F | SCI | OK | |
| 453 | Z | OK | |||||||
| 455 | balance broken | ||||||||
| 📰 | 575 | 8 3/4''' | Z | 1 | none | H,SKMF | OK | ||
| 📰 | 610 | 8 3/4''' | Z | 10 | none | C,SKM,F | OK | ||
| 612 | OK | ||||||||
| 📰 | 617 | 8 3/4''' | Z | 10 | none | Z,SKM,F | OK | ||
| 624 | OK | ||||||||
| 📰 | 630 | 6 3/4''' | A | none | A,H,SKM,F | OK | |||
| 📰 | 640 | 6 3/4''' | A | 15/17 | none | A,HSKM,F | OK | ||
| 824 | OK |
Details
By clicking onto the photos, you can access the detail pages of the movements
AM 74
AM 395
AM 575
AM 610
AM 617
AM 630
AM 640
History
The manufactury Adolf Michel was until the 1930s one of the most important swiss ebauche manufacturers with more than 1000 employees. After the integration into the Ebauches SA, it got an external leadership and was mostly degraded to a supplier, which for example helped Felsa a lot. The famous “Bidynator” selfwinding movements, where everyone thinks of Felsa, was originally invented by AM.
The history of the Uhrenfabrik Adolf Michel is documented by Urs Roth, the great-grandchild of Adolf Michel on amsagrenchen.com.
Glossary
construction | features | Colors |
|---|---|---|
| The features use the terms of the Flume-Werksucher:
| Basically, every movement listed here is present in the archive.
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