Caliber AS-1985 Movement from the 1960s
Manufacturer: A. Schild SA (ASSA)
Complete service and revision
Total: 330 pieces
Time for Innovation
Since 2020, DuBois et fils has been refurbishing and fitting historic Swiss movements into contemporary watches. Discover the Calibre AS-1985 movement used in the DBF008 watch collection.
Technical Details
- Automatic movement
- Manufacturer: A. Schild S.A.
- Year of construction: 1960
- Complete service and revision
- Seconds hands centered
- Incabloc shock protection system
- Date positioned at 3
- Quick set date: press the crown
- Caliber: 13.75"
- Diameter: 31 mm
- Height: 5.25 mm
- Stones: 25
- Frequency: 21'600 A
- Power reserve: 42 h
Watchmaking in Grenchen
The caliber AS-1985 is an extraordinary and rare contemporary witness of Swiss watch history.
It is a historical automatic movement that is characterized by its robustness, long service intervals and accuracy. The works by A. Schild SA were especially valued for their proven reliability.
We are quite pleased that DuBois et fils has an exclusive inventory of these movements.
Adolf Schild: Legendary Movements
Adolf Schild was born in Grenchen in 1844 and a gifted watchmaker. His company, A. Schild SA (ASSA), was one of Switzerland’s leading manufacturers of watch movements (Ébauches), producing a large number of mechanical movements for renowned brands such as Tudor, Blancpain, Girard-Perregaux, Rado, and Favre-Leuba.
These movements were particularly prized for their proven reliability.
The production pieces were labelled with the «AS» mark and the production was one of the largest in movement manufacturing in Switzerland at the beginning of the last century.
In the 1970s the company was integrated into ETA. Since then, these «AS» works have become a rarity in the timepiece market. Even so, the popularity of these historical works remains strong and unbroken by watch fans.