Monday, October 14, 2024

Gübelin Ipso-Matic

 Here is a vintage Gübelin Ipso-Matic that came in to have the movement serviced and the dial cleaned.  I neglected to take any "before" photos (sorry).  The dial had been refinished at some time in the past but other than the missing "Swiss" at the bottom, the refinish is pretty good.  This watch is powered by the Felsa 690 movement, an automatic movement that was used by many makers but none (I think) were as well finished as those by Gübelin.  

Compare the finishing of this movement to that of the Felsa used in the Glycine Airman in the previous posting.  The Airman uses the Felsa 692, which is the same movement as the 690 but with the addition of the calendar complication.

Here is the finished watch.