Ranfft search tips?

[morningtundra]

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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[is that my watch]

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

[is that my watch]

try fhf hmm 76 or 96

Fabrique Horlogerie Fontainemelon (FHF)

[is that my watch]

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

[is that my watch]

actually looking at you pic think you can just see the 96 and possible fhf under the hair spring ?

[Dimman]

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:

[morningtundra]

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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[morningtundra]

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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[morningtundra]

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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[is that my watch]

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