Manufacturer | Unitas |
Caliber Number | 431, UT431, 431-445 |
Movement Type | Mechanical, manual-wind |
Lignes | 18.5”’ |
Diameter | 41.7mm |
Height | 4.7mm |
Jewel Count | Seventeen (17) |
Beat Rate | 18,000, 2.5 Hz |
Lift Angle | 43 degrees (unconfirmed) |
Power Reserve | ~41 hours |
Stem | 988L |
Hand Count | 3 |
Hands Sizes | 2mm / 1.15mm / .26mm |
Functions | Central hours; central minutes; small running seconds subdial at 6:00 (with open face design lepine style watch cases) |
Hacking Seconds? | No |
Country of Manufacture | Switzerland, Swiss made |
Known Models | Waltham pocket watch (Add your watch to the comments below…) |
The Unitas caliber 431 is a large handwound mechanical pocket watch movement. This calibre is considered to be a larger version of the popular ETA/Unitas 6497. Circa 1940s ~ 1960s (unconfirmed).
431 VS 6497:
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You may be wondering if the 431 is more closely related to the 6497 or 6498, since the small seconds hand is at 6:00. Keep in mind, that this is a pocket watch movement, and the seconds hand is at 6:00 with the crown at 12:00 (lepine style). If this movement is in a hunter style pocket watch case (with the crown at 3:00), the everything rotates clockwise 45 degrees to place the small seconds at 9:00 – hence the comparison to the 6497.
Learn More: ETA/Unitas 6497 VS 6498 Differences
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Watches with this caliber:
The Unitas 431 example featured in this caliber listing was found in this Waltham pocket watch from the 1960s – possibly during the time in which Waltham Watch Co. was acquired by “a Swiss group headed by the Invicta Watch Co.” (source).
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