The only mechanical reissue I'm aware of is the Timex Marlin and it uses a Chinese made Seagull movement. I have a feeling the V-conic stuff has been gone for 50+ years.

 

The Galli S138 uses a Miyota 9039. I think the larger Galli S1 also had a Miyota 9 series in it. Other automatics like the Marlin auto are using Miyota 8 series.

 

I wonder why they stopped using the V-conic? By all accounts it was a robust, simple and cheap movement.

There's another mechanical they have done. A reissue of the Camper watch. No doubt this will also have a Seagull movement.

 

No doubt this will also have a Seagull movement.

Probably cheaper to purchase in mass quantities?

 

This is my disappointment with Timex. They don't need to produce cheap watches, consumers will buy if they step up to better quality.

 

Timex mechanical movements these days are not made by Timex. They source common catalog movements from Sea-gull and/or Miyota.

V-conic was a low-cost method to achieve shock resistance in lieu of a shock absorber like Incabloc. The mechanical movements used by Timex today utilize shock absorbers for the balance.

 

I'm still curious why the V-Conic was phased out. Did the technology become redundant? If so, what made it redundant for mechanical watches?

 

It was an alternative to an Incabloc style shock absorber (which had been around longer, but cost more), which is now industry standard.

The V-conic design was based on a design used for timers in munitions fuzes. Robust but cheap.

 

Yes.

 

If you're interested @crownout , all three of these combined cost less than a modern Marlin reissue. The Mercury was $5 at the bottom of an antique store bargain bin.

 

Thanks, but I was just curious about the movement.