Paul Buhre - Longines old Russian pocket watch

[pmwas]

I've bought this for restorations long ago, and now finally I got a dial.
Sadly, the dial feet are filed down, as this dial would have been a perfect match



It is a Longines pocket watch, S/N 1141556, made probably in the last decade of 19th Century, or so…



It is a private label watch for Paul Buhre, Russian Empire.
The movement:



Stem wind, pin set, angle lever escapement…



11 jewel mid grade with uncut bimetallic balance.
The stud screw is broken off, but the stud clicks in and out nicely.



Also, under the dial there is some rust on the steel parts, but not too bad and the movement is in good overall condition, running nicely.
The dial needs either feet of two pieces of adhesive tape, but I've installed it just before my departure (I'm off for a week), so no it's just held (tight enough) by the bezel.



The case is base metal, nickel likely.



As I've shown, the cuvette has Paul Buhre's, maker to the court of the Tsar marking…



And the movement again:



It's a beautiful, old, angle-lever Longines...



...in decent condition. Without the dial, it was bargain priced anyway, so I'm happy with the buy

 

[jess tauber]

First time I've seen a Buhre with a Longines mvt. Usually they seem to have more robust but cheaper looking lever bar mvts.

 

[pmwas]

Some early Buhre watches had Longines movements. I saw like two or three other...