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Lemania 8 day movement

Posted: April 11th, 2022, 5:19 pm
by sazabi2001
Just got this from eBay for a cheap price, Lemania 8 day clock movement medium size version (42mm). A little too big to make a wristwatch, maybe building it into a pocket watch later on.

Took it apart and its build quality is better than I expected, missing some parts but I get it running now. The surface finish is quite basic as typical Lemania, but all parts are coded. winding gears are quite strong and it's a better design than Angelus (SF240 & SF130) IMO. The one I got has a very strange gear set near the stem/yoke which looks like a power reserve indicator.

Maybe the smaller version of this (32mm?) might a better movement than SF240 mechanically.

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Re: Lemania 8 day movement

Posted: April 11th, 2022, 5:50 pm
by skraja126
What about for a big egi build???

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Re: Lemania 8 day movement

Posted: April 11th, 2022, 6:12 pm
by Tanukjaju
What is your wrist size?

Re: Lemania 8 day movement

Posted: April 11th, 2022, 7:10 pm
by Mike08
Very interesting!
Yes, you should do an egi...

Re: Lemania 8 day movement

Posted: April 12th, 2022, 1:13 am
by sazabi2001
Tanukjaju wrote: April 11th, 2022, 6:12 pm What is your wrist size?
I don't know the exact size, but my wrist is on the small side..

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Re: Lemania 8 day movement

Posted: April 12th, 2022, 7:15 am
by Tanukjaju
sazabi2001 wrote: April 12th, 2022, 1:13 am
Tanukjaju wrote: April 11th, 2022, 6:12 pm What is your wrist size?
I don't know the exact size, but my wrist is on the small side..

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I have small wrists too. I personally tried an egi and it doesn’t work. If I were you, I would get someone to mill a clock case, display back, make a fantasy dial… use it as a paperweight for your desk or some place at home you get to enjoy.