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Caliber AS-1985: 330 Tokenized Movements

MOVEMENT AS-1985 CLOSE AT HAND

Original A. Schild SA watch movements from the 1960s will go on sale exclusively and for the first time at DuBois et fils. Each of them is linked to a DBF token and can be purchased in from Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 5 p.m. in our online shop.

VALUABLE, READY TO USE RARITIES

These are exceptional historical automatic movements caliber AS-1985, characterized by their robustness, long service intervals and accuracy. Whoever buys one of these high-quality movements will decide at a later date in which watch it should be installed.

There is also a DBF token that is connected to the SVCH blockchain. The token is the “digital twin” of the movement and proof of ownership and enables you to follow and document the history of the watch. Find out more about the tokenization of watch movements in the explanatory video.

INDIVIDUAL AND WELL INVESTED

Don't miss this opportunity. Further special conditions and advantages await you:

  1. By purchasing a movement you are in on it right from the start. You start the journey with your watch where it really begins: with the selection of the movement!
  2. This 1960 AS-1985 movement was built in the house of Adolf Schild. The movement is extremely robust and precise.
  3. The movement costs CHF 115. This money is well invested:
    • If you want to buy the watch built with the movement, you will receive a 10% discount and the purchase price of the movement back.
    • If you decide you don’t want the watch, DuBois et fils will buy it back from you for CHF 287.50.
    • You can convert the movement into a voucher for our shop worth CHF 138 at any time.
  4. The movement is connected to a virtual DBF token. Content can be permanently recorded via a blockchain. For example: Information on the movement for reference, images and videos on the history of the creation of the watch, logbook of the value-preserving work. A living history of the movement is created. If the work has been built into a watch, the owner can choose to enrich this story with private pictures.

 

SALES SUCCESS OF THE FIRST SERIES AS-1895

In the summer of 2021, DuBois et fils made 330 contemporary witnesses of Swiss watch history accessible and put them on sale, each linked to a token. The AS-1895 movements were sold out after just four days.

The popularity of these historic movements remains unbroken among watch fans. For connoisseurs, this sales success came as no surprise: the movements of A. Schild SA are still appreciated today for their proven reliability, their longevity and functionality.

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