The Buttes Watch Company (BWC) was found in 1924 by Mr. Arthur Charlet, in his birthplace, Buttes (Canton Neuchatel). The “Val de Travers”, an aesthetic high-lying valley in Switzerland nearby the French border, is well known for watchmakers in the 18th Century. After the economic crisis in 1923 which Switzerland was also oppressively affected, he founded courage to pioneer as a watch manufacturer.
The company met with great success until the 1980’s quartz crisis within the swiss mechanical watch world, which it barely survived before being overtaken in 1991. Manufacturing was then moved to Swiss-German Solothurn canton and commercial activities assigned to Reek GmbH in Pforzheim, Germany. The company was absorbed by Maddox Ag of Pforzheim in 1999 and placed under the control of Stark watches of Pforzheim in 2003.
Since 1924, BWC Swiss has earned recognized reputation for its excellence in watch making. Through all the years, their primary objective has been to offer Swiss precision craftsmanship, timely design and outstanding technology at an affordable price. A philosophy that is clearly tangible with the watch you are now looking at!
Most BWC watch self-winding movements can be wound properly by most watch winders. Usually BWC's self-winding movements need to rotate 650 - 950 revolutions per day, and most of them can be wound clockwise. So please take some time and like to choose a cute clockwork that suits you and your watch.
Definitions:
- 《CW》 - Clockwise winding direction;
- 《CCW》 - Counterclockwise winding direction;
- 《Both》 - Combined mode (Clockwise + Counterclockwise);
- 《–》 - Undefined;
| MODEL, DESCRIPTION | MOVEMENT / CALIBER | WINDING DIRECTION | TURNS PER DAY (TPD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatik Chronograph: 20008, 20012, 20023, 20769, 20771 | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Automatik Chronograph Galilei: 20026 | Valjoux 7750 or 7751 | CW | 800 |
| Automatik Zeitschreiber: 20029 | Valjoux 7750 or 7751 | CW | 800 |
| Automatik "Classico": 21062 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Black Performance Automatic | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Black Performance II | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Chronograph C-Type: 20011 | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Classic Automatic: 20015 | ETA 2892-A2 | Both | 650 |
| Classic Performance, Classic Performance II | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Classic Performance Automatic | ETA 2834-2 | Both | 650 |
| Elegante Automatic: 20004 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Open Heart Automatic: 20764 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Pilot Automatic Chronograph: 20050 | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Power Performance | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Power Performance Automatic | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Retro Bonnie | ETA 2671 | Both | 650 |
| Retro Clyde | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Skeleton Automatic: 20768 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Square Automatic: 20043 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Square Chronograph: 20044 | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| Tee Diver Automatic: 21069 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Tonneau Automatic: 20738 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| XXL Pilot Chronograph 47mm: 20002, 20011, 20030 | Valjoux 7750 | CW | 800 |
| XXL Pilot Watch: 20013, 20014 | ETA 2824 | Both | 650 |
| Swiss 20044 Square | Both | 650 | |
| Swiss 20044 Square Chrono | CW | 800 |
If you could not find your watch model (or caliber) in this table, you may determine your BWC. winding mode on a trial basis. You should select the combined winding mode (CW+CCW) and the minimal number of turns per day (TPD). Then place your watch into the watch winder and check after a few days how accurate your watch shows the time. If it runs behind, it is necessary to increase the number of TPD by one step.
