Caliber AS-1673 Historical movement with NFT

Year of manufacture of movement: 1955
Complete service and revision
Tokenised and secured by blockchain
Quantity: 110 pieces

CHF 165.00 incl. VAT

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YOUR BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

Right of first refusal and 10% price advantage on a DuBois et fils watch

You have the exclusive right of first refusal on the DuBois et fils watch in which your movement will be installed. The watch goes on sale only should you decide not to buy. Enjoy an attractive price advantage of 10% on the purchase price of the watch.

Increase in value when bought back by DuBois et fils

Should you decide not to buy the watch in which your movement is incorporated, you will receive financial compensation to the extent of the increase in value the movement has undergone during production process. With the AS-1673 caliber, this increase in value amounts to 250% of the paid purchase price. With the purchase price of CHF 165, the amount to be remunerated is CHF 412.50.

Value increase by converting to voucher

You don’t have to wait for a DuBois et fils watch. Should you no longer want your movement, you can convert that value into a voucher for the DuBois et fils online store. The value of the AS-1673 caliber voucher is equal to 120% of the original purchase price. You gain an increased value in this scenario as well. With the CHF 165 purchase price, you get a voucher worth CHF 198.

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Limited edition with token

The AS-1673 movement is a rare masterpiece of Swiss watchmaking from 1955. With its extremely flat design, centre seconds and integrated automatic winding mechanism, it showcases the remarkable craftsmanship of Adolf Schild from Grenchen. Features such as the decentralised rotor and the decoupled manual winding mechanism give this movement

Only 110 of these original tokenised movements are available – an exclusive opportunity for collectors and lovers of historic Swiss watches.

Technical details

Automatic movement
Manufacturer: A. Schild S.A.
Year of manufacture: 1955
Complete service and revision
Central second
Shock protection: Incabloc
Date at 3 o'clock

Calibre: 11.5‘’'
Diameter: 26 mm
Height: 4.5 mm
25 jewels
Frequency: 18000 A/h
Power reserve: 40 hours

Tokenised movement

When you purchase a movement, you also receive a virtual token with it. The token links the movement to exclusive benefits, serves as proof of ownership via the blockchain and guarantees transparency.

Your personal copy remains with DuBois et fils until it is installed in a new watch. We take care of the proper storage, maintenance and insurance of this piece of jewellery.

Why it's worth it

A limited-edition, high-quality watch is created from your movement.
Before it is produced, you assign a number to the token and thus decide which watch model your movement will be built into.
DuBois et fils takes care of storage and maintenance until the movement is built into a limited-edition watch.
We map all important steps on a blockchain.
You will have access to all the data and information, which is digitally secured.

There will only be a very limited number of movements available. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity.

NFT enables digital chronicle

DuBois et fils is the first brand to tokenise its watches: each watch is linked to a blockchain and has a digital NFT twin – so it exists both in analogue and virtual form.

DuBois et fils stores various information about the origin of the watch and the history of the model in the digital chronicle of your timepiece. The data in it is not publicly accessible. Whether videos, texts, images – all documents are stored there securely and for generations. You can continue to write the chronicle of your watch individually after you receive it. Each watch thus becomes a unique piece.

Adolf Schild: legendary watch movements

Adolf Schild-Hugi, brother of Urs Schild (Eterna), was born in Grenchen in 1844. He completed an apprenticeship as a watchmaker and went on to become one of the most talented watchmakers of the 19th and 20th centuries.

His company, A. Schild S.A., produced a large number of mechanical movements for many well-known watch brands. At the beginning of the 20th century, the production facility was one of the largest movement manufacturers in Switzerland. The production result was always marked with the marking ‘AS’.

Valuable rarities

After the death of the company's founder, his sons Adolf, Ernst and César Schild took over the management. The presentation of an automatic movement based on the Harwood system in 1926 was revolutionary. The movements from A. Schild S.A. were particularly appreciated for their proven reliability.

In the 1970s, the company was integrated into ETA. ‘AS’ calibres are now rare on the market. However, the popularity of these historic calibres remains undiminished among watch fans.

Previous movements with DBF tokens

DuBois et fils launched 330 tokenised movements for the first time in summer 2021 with the AS-1895 calibre, which sold out after just four days and led to the DBF007, our popular diving watches. The AS-1985 calibre, known for its reliability, was also quickly sold out and was integrated into the DBF008 collection. The tokenised series of the legendary Felsa 692 (‘Bidynator’) calibre found many enthusiasts. The Record 1959-2 calibre, an automatic movement with date from the 1970s, represents our largest series of tokenised movements to date, with 495 examples.

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