The General 32BL is a manual wind mechanical watch movement with a sub-second function. It is part of a group of movements that share similar specifications, such as the bridge shapes, with other A. Schild movements including the 984, 1009, 1010, 1013, 1028, 1033, 1035, 1038, 1048, 1050, 1055, 1084, 1089, 1091, 1141, 1211, 1218, 1231, 1259, 1277, 1285, 1313, 1377, 1440, and 1614. The General 32BL, specifically, was used around the year 1940.