1701 Pontchartrain Power Reserve
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42mm case. Automatic self-winding movement with date window. Crown with Detroit Fleur-de-Lys. Calf Leather band with buckle.
Specifications
Caliber: Swiss SW279-1 Automatic & Manual Winding 31 jewels. Shock-absorber-Incabloc. Anachron Hairspring, Glucydur Balance. 28800 Vibrations Per Hour, 4Hz. 38-Hour Power Reserve. Adjusted to +4s to +6s/day.
Functions: Display by means of hands; hour, minute, subdial second counter. Date display in window. Power reserve subdial counter, hour markings
Case: 42 mm Diameter polished with brushed accents stainless steel, 11.5 mm Overall Height. 52mm lug to lug. Exhibition back with sapphire crystal showcasing the decorated movement and custom rotor. Screw down crown
lug width: 22mm
Weight: 3.9 oz (112 grams) w/strap
Crystal: Sapphire with Anti-Reflective Coating
Water Resistant: 5 Atmospheres, 50m/165ft
Dial: Hour markings and hands with lume. Available in satin white dial and black dial
Strap: Calf Leather with deployant clasp and quick release spring bars
Leather travel pouch: Made in Michigan custom leather and suede travel pouch with timepiece pocket, extra strap pocket and booklets sleeve
Sent by Paris, France’s King Louis XIV, Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit was established as the first permanent French settlement and new center of fur trade and military power by French officer, Antoine Laumet de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac in 1701.Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit was built along the Detroit River to protect the French fur trade from the British and was named in honor of Louis XIV’s minister of marine and colonies, Louis Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain.Le Detroit, French for ‘the strait’ eventually came to identify Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit and the surrounding area and after 1751, was known simply as Fort Detroit.
