Caliber AS-1895 ORIGINAL HISTORICAL MOVEMENT WITH A DBF TOKEN

TIME FOR INNOVATION

DuBois et fils kicked off movement sales for the first time with 330 Adolf Schild 1960s AS-1895 caliber tokenized movements. The popularity of these historical movements is ongoing among watch enthusiasts and continue to be valued today for their proven reliability, durability and functionality. The AS-1895 movements sold out in only four days and now tick in the DBF007 Diver watch collection.

Technical Details

Movement with Token

DuBois et fils assigns a virtual token to each individual movement. Concretely, you buy a watch movement and receive a token that serves as proof of ownership. This means that you always know exactly which movement belongs to you. The watch work remains in the possession of DuBois et fils. We overhaul the movement and take care of proper storage and maintenance.

WHY IT'S WORTH IT

At a later point in time you assign a number to the token and can decide in which watch you would like your movement to be installed. A limited, high-quality watch is created from your movement.

We document the process from creation to the end result and map it on a blockchain. The movement and token will experience a guaranteed added value in this process.

By tokenizing historical watch movements, we are redefining the creation of your watch. Be there when we — together with you — make history.

Caliber AS-1895: Watchmaking in Grenchen 

A. Schild S.A. manufactured the "AS-1895" movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It’s an extraordinary historical automatic movement. His company, A. Schild S.A., produced a substantial number of mechanical movements for many well-known watch brands. That production was one of the largest in movement manufacturing in Switzerland at the beginning of the last century. 

When the movement was created, people worked a lot more with their hands. Despite such manual labor activities there was a demand for wristwatches; especially fine movements. The robustness, the long service intervals and the accuracy of the caliber AS-1895 met those needs. It is those same qualities that also correspond to the zeitgeist of the 21st century. 

Adolf Schild: legendary movements

Adolf Schild was a gifted watchmaker of the 19th and 20th centuries. His company, A. Schild S.A., produced a substantial number of mechanical movements for many well-known watch brands. That production was one of the largest in movement manufacturing in Switzerland at the beginning of the last century. The production pieces were labelled with the «AS» mark. The works by A. Schild S.A. were especially valued for their proven reliability.

A. Schild S.A. supplied the caliber AS-1895 almost exclusively to brands such as Tudor, Girard Perregaux and Blancpain.

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. 

In 2021, DuBois et fils is taking another big step into the digital age. These A. Schild S.A watch movements will be transferred to the blockchain by DuBois et fils. This in turn connects the historical watch movement from the last century with a virtual token. Through us, this gives you the unique opportunity to buy the movement before it is installed. Be part of it from the very beginning and accompany your very own caliber AS-1895 on its way into a DuBois et fils watch.