Identifying Age of Hermle Clock Movement

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:20 pm     Post subject: Identifying Age of Hermle Clock Movement

Hi

I have read that Hermle Clock Movements have the last 2 digits of the year they were manufactured stamped on the backplate. I cannot find any such numbers, can anyone shed some light on why not?

Thanks

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:15 pm     Post subject: Age of Hermle movements

Up until 1987 Hermle stamped the last two digits of the year of manufacture on the back plate along with the movement model #. After 1987 they went to a letter of the alphabet to denote the year, beginning with the letter 'A' in 1988. I believe by now it's up to 'U' for 2008.

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:24 am     Post subject:

clkwrx

Thanks for your reply to this one and the one in the mechinal section. I cannot find a letter either. All there is is the movement type = 340-020 and capital letters FSH. I cannot see anything else on the backplate.

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:04 am     Post subject:

found a letter B above the FHS