| Information of Hermle movements plates
All original Hermle clock manufactured by Franz Hermle &
Sohn Uhrenfabrik are stamped or etched the following information on the
back plate of the movement:
|
Example |
|
Year of Manufacture |
either an alphabet (A to Z) or a two digit
number |
|
Company name or logo |
Hermle |
|
Model number |
451-050 |
|
Pendulum length / beats per minute |
94cm / 66.00 |
Before 1988, the Company stamped the last two digits
(1967=67) of the year of manufacture on the back plate.
In 1988, Hermle started using letters to identify the
year of manufacture starting with 'A' = 1988, 'B' = 1989 and so on.
Below shows the list for easy reference.
|
Alphabet |
Year |
Alphabet |
Year |
Alphabet |
Year |
|
A |
1988 |
J |
1997 |
S |
2006 |
|
B |
1989 |
K |
1998 |
T |
2007 |
|
C |
1990 |
L |
1999 |
U |
2008 |
|
D |
1991 |
M |
2000 |
V |
2009 |
|
E |
1992 |
N |
2001 |
W |
2010 |
|
F |
1993 |
O |
2002 |
X |
2011 |
|
G |
1994 |
P |
2003 |
Y |
2012 |
|
H |
1995 |
Q |
2004 |
Z |
2013 |
|
I |
1996 |
R |
2005 |
|
|
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