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TRADITIONAL movements for music boxes
Reuge offers a large range of movements: from the smallest musical movement in the world with 17 notes to the 144-note Cartel via the Sublime Harmony and the Interchangeables.
The traditional movements are fitted in music boxes of the 1865 collection.

Characteristics:
  • stamped speed-governor
  • stamped spring-housing
  • tune indicator with needle
  • machined base-plate in brass, cellulose varnish (transparent), satin finish
  • for Cartel movements : machined base-plate in gilt brass
NON-CHANGING MOVEMENTS


 1.36 DÉCO :
 nickel-plated movement
 with blued screws, machine
 and polished spring-housing
 and machined base-plate

CHANGING MOVEMENTS

INTERCHANGEABLE MOVEMENTS

CARTEL MOVEMENTS

CONTEMPORARY movements for music boxes
2004 has been marked by the birth of a new generation on of musical movements which, thanks to the most sophisticated machining techniques, enable Reuge to reach new standards of precision and aesthetics.
These new movements are offered in the Lounge and Studio collections.

Characteristics:
  • nickel-plated movement with blued screws
  • machined speed-governor with jewelled finish
  • machined spring-housing
  • tune indicator with numerical display
  • base-plate machined and chamfered with "Côtes de Genève" and edges with polished mirror finish.
CHANGING MOVEMENTS

CARTEL MOVEMENT


Movement for SINGING BIRD BOXES

Movement composed of 250 mechanical pieces, assembled by hand
Bellows in wood and real leather
Bird automaton, in brass, composed of 25 pieces, assembled by hand
Real bird feathers
Animation of the bird: 10 to 12 seconds
Running reserve: 7 times the working cycle

Movement for CAGES

Movement composed of 250 mechanical pieces, assembled by hand
Real bird feathers
Running reserve: about 14 minutes for intermittent birdsong and 2 min. 15 sec. for continuons birdsong

Movements for HOROLOGY

Musical movement: MB 1.17
Swiss mechanical watch movement
Running reserve: 38 hours for watches with automata, 42 hours for watches without automaton