Every watch a piece of time history
The fine difference,
Legendary movements from the long-gone heyday of the watchmaker's art tick in our watches, produced in small series. Rarities that have not been produced for decades. A piece of time history, irreplaceable, unique.
Today we would like to present our LEON I +II to you.
Leon I Bauhaus-style black numbers throughout, cliché decades old. Original temperature-blued steel hands
LEON II blue numerals with line indexes cliché decades old.
Original temperature-blued steel hands
Movement
The 11.5 ligne Peseux 330 with small seconds was used by many renowned watch manufacturers. A very reliable movement with an overall height of 3.1 mm and an oscillation rate of 18,000 A/h as well as a power reserve of 43 hours, it is a Swiss movement according to today's standards.
LEON I here the Peseux movement plain rhodium-plated 21 jewels with cover plate
Peseux SA. Swiss raw movement factory this Swiss raw movement factory was founded in 1923 by Charles Berner in Peseux under the name "Fabrique d'Ebauches de Peseux SA". Peseux SA concentrated early on wristwatch movements and joined Ébauches SA in 1933.
We still have 2 variants in stock here. 100 pcs. rhodium plated and 40 pcs. with Geneva stripes
red gold plated.
LEON II with Geneva stripes, red gold-plated
Dial
The LEON I in Bauhaus style with an existing decades-old cliché printed in black. The hands are still original old blued steel hands matching the Bauhaus.
LEON I with factory view
LEON II with line indexes and numbers in blue. The original blued steel hands were used here as well.
LEON II with blue deer leather strap anilline dyed
Case
In diameter 38mm, steel case 316L with a glazed screw-down back specially adapted for this calibre. According to old specifications, the horns have been pulled far down, so that the watch hugs the wrist. Water resistant to 3 ATM. The glass is a curved mineral glass.
LEON II side view
The strap is a soft, aniline-dyed deerskin available in black, dark brown and dark blue. The stainless steel buckle is inscribed with ARLY since1947.
Watch box root wood veneer covered with piano lacquer, certificate and guarantee certificate
LEON I limited to 100 pcs.
LEON II limited to 40 pcs.
We are a small team with great commitment. Maintenance of business premises and industrial buildings are unknown to us. We concentrate on the essentials.
Spare parts, i.e. fittings, are available in abundance, as for all watches, so no worries about possible repairs.
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Robert Reuther