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[nje2791]

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/224066158355

Gen 203 with angelus movement if anyone has won the lottery lately.

[nje2791]

Master Yoda, could you tell us the difference between the versions and how can you tell when looking at the back of the movement? I’m interested so I can tell when looking at these movements in clocks as potential donors.

[nje2791]

The Angelus SF240 has been produced with both 11 and 15 jewels, the 17 jewel version was upgraded by Panerai - at least that is what I know.

If you look at the train bridge, you see three jewels and a brass bushing, that's the 15 jewel movement.

All Angelus SF240 movements have one roller jewel, two pallet jewels, two hole jewels in the balance and two cap jewels, two jewels for the pallet arbor assembly, two for the escape wheel, two for the seconds wheel, two for the third wheel = 15 jewels.
The upgraded version from Panerai has two more and they were installed where the brass bushings are on the train bridge and on the dial side.

Thank you for this explanation - this is really helpful to my understanding of the movement.

[Vapyag]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rolex-And-Pa ... 3651751460

[NortON]

Cort 616
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274431538189?ul_noapp=true

[TimemiT]

sometimes Panerai is not to particular about movement embellishment ...

https://perezcope.com/2016/11/04/the-tr ... e-pam-203/

The Angelus SF240 has been produced with both 11 and 15 jewels, the 17 jewel version was upgraded by Panerai - at least that is what I know.

If you look at the train bridge, you see three jewels and a brass bushing, that's the 15 jewel movement.

All Angelus SF240 movements have one roller jewel, two pallet jewels, two hole jewels in the balance and two cap jewels, two jewels for the pallet arbor assembly, two for the escape wheel, two for the seconds wheel, two for the third wheel = 15 jewels.
The upgraded version from Panerai has two more and they were installed where the brass bushings are on the train bridge and on the dial side.

Thank you for this explanation - this is really helpful to my understanding of the movement.

[nje2791]

sometimes Panerai is not to particular about movement embellishment ...

https://perezcope.com/2016/11/04/the-tr ... e-pam-203/

The Angelus SF240 has been produced with both 11 and 15 jewels, the 17 jewel version was upgraded by Panerai - at least that is what I know.

If you look at the train bridge, you see three jewels and a brass bushing, that's the 15 jewel movement.

All Angelus SF240 movements have one roller jewel, two pallet jewels, two hole jewels in the balance and two cap jewels, two jewels for the pallet arbor assembly, two for the escape wheel, two for the seconds wheel, two for the third wheel = 15 jewels.
The upgraded version from Panerai has two more and they were installed where the brass bushings are on the train bridge and on the dial side.

Thank you for this explanation - this is really helpful to my understanding of the movement.

Thanks [mention]TimemiT[/mention] - interesting article. I note that he says “ The original “Panerai” Angelus 240 movements were equipped with two extra jewels, one on the train gear bridge (3) and one in the main plate. PAM 203 movements have only 15 jewels. Where the original “Panerai” movements have the extra jewels, the PAM 203 units have “only” a typical clock bushing.” So these aren’t as close to the original as thought (or perhaps suggested...).

[bmsm]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264400068952

[bmsm]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264400068952

It's actually cheap!

The seller have more 240 parts for sale

[TimemiT]

Panerai could definitely had added jewels ... Panerai never cared to change the the engraving from 15 to 17 ... all about maximizing profit, leaving those vintage 240 movements as they got them and have the jewels engravings match all the other engravings ... if they changed them to "17" ... just so much more added cost they couldn't care to incur

you can see on various threads here on HF, where extra jewels were added .... but the engraving of the 240 have mostly all are "15 jewels"

Thanks @TimemiT - interesting article. I note that he says “ The original “Panerai” Angelus 240 movements were equipped with two extra jewels, one on the train gear bridge (3) and one in the main plate. PAM 203 movements have only 15 jewels. Where the original “Panerai” movements have the extra jewels, the PAM 203 units have “only” a typical clock bushing.” So these aren’t as close to the original as thought (or perhaps suggested...).