After the success of the models “Anniversary” and “Record,” the Basel watchmakers have created another classic piece for the watch enthusiasts-the third pocket watch for the wrist. Thanks to the contacts of the owner Felix Huber we have been able to acquire special watch movements from the 1920s. Around 1918, the firm Buser & Cie in Niederdorf in the valley of Waldenburg near Basel developed the NIDOR 8-day mechanical watch movement for the automobile industry. This could be mounted on the dashboard or at the center of the steering wheel. Unfortunately, sales were not good and production was eventually stopped. Until 1965, when the company was taken over by MSR-Holding, the on-board movements were thought to have been lost. It was not until the year 2000 that Roland Buser designed a matching silver pocket watch-case for the movement, which has now been re-designed as a pocket watch for the wrist. Check Zino-Watch Basel for more info.
Source: Chronomania
