Unidentified watch movement from the junk parts drawer.

[LarryW]

Hello everyone. So I found this amongst my parts junk drawer and it probably come from some bulk junk lot I bought a few years ago.

I thought these forums used to have an identifications link for European watches, but I just can't remember anymore.

This appears to be a high grade 16 jewel movement I could not get the canon pinion off to yet. I may have to take that big jewel off the center wheel bridge plate to safely remove it. Really not worth the risk of breaking anything since makers mark already present.

Anyways, the symbol on the watch appears to be a worn image of the tail of an animal in the air that is standing on the pedestal. I just can't tell. This thing is filthy. with the letters L.W.Q

i also can't tell if the dial is original. The screw on the front of the dial to keep it in place is confusing. The plate has 2 holes for feet to be held in place with the screws on the plate, but the dial feet are using 2 different holes besides those.

The last image is the magnified makers mark.

any help identifying the piece would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Mikrolisk]

Thats a L.U.C. with a bee hive, for L.U. Chopard from Geneva

 

[eri231]

The movement was built by FHF Fontainmelon.
Regards enrico

 

[gmorse]

Hi Larry,

You don't need to remove any jewels to remove the cannon pinion. Like most Swiss watches, this will have a hollow centre arbor with a pin running through it; the cannon pinion is firmly on that pin and the pin can rotate with some friction in the hollow arbor to allow hand setting. You will need to push the pin out gently from the dial side, preferably with a press but a staking tool is OK, and taking care not to hurt that jewel.

Regards,

Graham

 

[LarryW]

Thanks aot guys for the info. I'm pleased to have it now. I guess this was someone's project watch that got tossed into a bulk parts lot and never got worked on. The dial on it was probably going to get fitted to the watch and reglazed. Not a bad find for me. Thanks!

 

[mosesgodfrey]

I agree with the name, but I think this was one made still in Sonvillier.

Chopard, Louis-Ulysse, fabricant d'horlogerie, Sonvillier, founded 1858