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FieldLancashire Watch Company lever movement
MakerLancashire Watch Company, Prescot
CountryEngland
PeriodCompany active from the 1890s until the early twentieth century
DiameterSeveral sizes made; individual dimensions not recorded in a source consulted here
HeightNot recorded in a source consulted here
JewelsRanges from unjewelled trade grades to fully jewelled examples
FrequencyNot recorded in a source consulted here
Power reserveApproximately one day between windings
WindingKey wind and keyless examples both recorded
SettingKey set or keyless depending on grade
EscapementEnglish lever, with Swiss-pattern work on some later grades
BalanceJewelled on better grades; plain on trade work
ComplicationsSub-seconds
ArchitectureMachine-made English movements produced at Prescot in an attempt to answer American and Swiss factory competition with interchangeable parts rather than outworker handwork.