SuitbertW
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No regular production....
...Hi Geo,
UN used the Peseux extensively for the Observatory Competitions, but only a few (perhaps only 1) was later cased.
I'm not even sure this was an company official project (although it's documented somehwere in the literature, if I'm not mistaken).
Could be UN was the company who made the most extensive use of the movement - speaking in numbers. But that's more a guess only.
Best regards
Suitbert
Tis?
By: PeterCDE : December 24th, 2007-00:52
Tested in Neuchatel 1961, but cased up as a wristwatch a lot later. Actually there are reports of a serial production Breguet wrist watch and (at least one that i´ve seen) Ulysse Nardin wrist watches fitted with a P260 of those years, but i´m not sure the...
Daily wear?
By: asg : December 24th, 2007-06:39
Hi Peter, Interesting to see the GP...never knew about that watch! Thanks! Did your statement about "full trim observatory movements.....like FI engines...." lend itslef towards the P260 used in Kari's watch? Would this statement just pertain to movements...
Those are ...
By: SuitbertW : December 26th, 2007-04:55
Hi Joe, those aren't original wrist watches, they're cased at a later point to make use of the movements. Of course it may be hair splitting, which could be considered original and which others are "later cased" - at least this one for example isn't cased...