| Author | Message | ||
     Alx07 New member Username: Alx07 Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2013 Rating: N/A |
Good morning. I'm having a hard time finding information about these 2 calibres. Does anyone know what is their expected power reserve when fully wound? Thanks in advance. | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 5893 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Probably around 45 hours. | ||
| Leosweeneypod New member Username: Leosweeneypod Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2013 Rating: N/A |
The PR for a brand new 818/819 was up to 45 hours. All parts and tolerances for the 818, except the plates & bridges, are identical to the still produced 822. Searching for 822 should give you more results. The letter 'K' before the calibre number usually indicates a movement supplied to another company like Cartier, Vacheron or Lecoultre USA. | ||
| Ilja Moderator Username: Ilja Post Number: 370 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Leading 'K' means Kif shock protection. | ||
| Alx07 New member Username: Alx07 Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2013 Rating: N/A |
Thanks for the information, guys. Zaf, Ilja, could any of you confirm that the 822 calibre shares components with this movement? How hard is it to source parts for it? Thanks! | ||
| Gatorcpa New member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
I see no evidence that these movement families are related. My look at the Jules Borel website shows no caliber 822 listed. Some parts are available for the cal. 818, some are not. My book "The Story of the Grande Maison" shows that the cal. 818 was introduced in 1960 and cal. 822 was introduced in 1993. Hope this helps, gatorcpa | ||
| Alx07 New member Username: Alx07 Post Number: 2 Registered: 02-2013 Rating: N/A |
Definitely did! Thanks for the info |