machine labor instead of human or animal labor Mechanical watch, utilizing a non-electric mechanism Mechanical engineering, a branch of engineering concerned... 2 KB (260 words) - 23:58, 12 December 2022 |
back of wrist watches to indicate how well a watch copes with mechanical shocks. In a mechanical watch, it indicates that the delicate pivots that hold... 3 KB (468 words) - 18:36, 22 November 2022 |
History of watches (redirect from Huygens' watch) the 15th century. The watch was developed by inventors and engineers from the 16th century to the mid-20th century as a mechanical device, powered by winding... 51 KB (5,910 words) - 14:12, 24 April 2024 |
A watch timing machine or timegrapher is a machine that acoustically measures the ticks of a mechanical watch to assess its accuracy and enable calibration... 2 KB (184 words) - 20:28, 29 April 2023 |
water resistance) guarantees a very high-quality mechanical watch for the end customer. Mechanical watches can be first COSC ISO 3159 "Chronometer" certified... 23 KB (2,628 words) - 07:19, 6 November 2023 |
Movement (clockwork) (redirect from Watch movement) term originated with mechanical timepieces, whose clockwork movements are made of many moving parts. The movement of a digital watch is more commonly known... 9 KB (1,080 words) - 05:40, 4 November 2023 |
skeleton watch is a mechanical watch in which the moving parts are visible. This may be through either the front of the watch, the back of the watch or a... 2 KB (221 words) - 01:24, 6 February 2024 |
Tianjin Seagull (category Watch manufacturing companies of China) Watch Group (Chinese: 天津海鸥) is a watchmaking company located in Tianjin, China. Founded in 1955, it is the world's largest manufacturer of mechanical... 6 KB (448 words) - 13:31, 5 January 2024 |
the mechanical watch in continuous production for the longest. Eco-Drive watches use a battery recharged by a solar panel hidden under the watch face... 19 KB (1,770 words) - 03:06, 25 April 2024 |
Patek Philippe (category Swiss watch brands) the world's most complicated mechanical watch until 1989, currently holds the title of the most expensive pocket watch ever sold at auction (US$24 million/21... 62 KB (5,664 words) - 19:47, 21 April 2024 |
Repeater (horology) (redirect from Repeater Watch) A repeater is a complication in a mechanical watch or clock that chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button. There are many types of repeater... 21 KB (2,819 words) - 16:23, 7 December 2022 |
balance wheel in a mechanical watch, to protect the wheel's delicate pivots from damage in the event of physical shock, such as if the watch is dropped. The... 3 KB (343 words) - 05:51, 17 July 2023 |
Clock (redirect from Mechanical clock) the invention of the verge escapement, which made possible the first mechanical clocks around 1300 in Europe, which kept time with oscillating timekeepers... 96 KB (11,198 words) - 00:38, 30 April 2024 |
Jewel bearing (redirect from Watch jewel) predominant use of jewel bearings is in mechanical watches, where their low and predictable friction improves watch accuracy as well as improving bearing... 8 KB (775 words) - 09:51, 28 August 2023 |
Vacheron Constantin (category Swiss watch brands) Constantin introduced the pocket watch Reference 57260, which currently holds the title of the most complicated mechanical watch ever made, with 57 horological... 31 KB (2,898 words) - 15:08, 3 March 2024 |
type of mechanical watch where the movement is transmitted to the hands through a transparent crystal toothed wheel. The first see-through watch, known... 4 KB (374 words) - 23:03, 28 February 2024 |
hack watch is a mechanical watch whose movement offers a mechanism for stopping and setting the seconds hand of the watch, then restarting the watch the... 2 KB (199 words) - 17:20, 20 November 2022 |
Sellita (category Watch movement manufacturers) Sellita (Sellita Watch Co. SA) is a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements based in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel. Founded in... 2 KB (181 words) - 16:23, 21 March 2024 |
Swatch (redirect from Swatch Watch) artisanal craftsmanship producing mostly mechanical watches. The name Swatch is a contraction of "second watch", as the watches were intended as casual... 16 KB (1,584 words) - 21:26, 21 November 2023 |
Lever escapement (section Lever watch movement) George Savage in the early 1800s. Since about 1900 virtually every mechanical watch, alarm clock and other portable timepiece has used the lever escapement... 10 KB (1,429 words) - 16:07, 9 March 2024 |
In 2013, Arabo created the Epic SF24, a two time zone watch that uses a patented fully mechanical split-flap system to display the time in 24 cities around... 20 KB (1,994 words) - 19:00, 17 March 2024 |
Vostok watches (redirect from Vostok (watch)) rugged military and amfibia mechanical watches. It also makes clocks and watch movements for other watch brands. The Vostok Watch Makers company was founded... 6 KB (242 words) - 15:20, 30 March 2024 |
cage and one for the escapement. In modern mechanical watch designs, production of a highly accurate watch does not require a tourbillon. There is even... 19 KB (1,884 words) - 12:52, 14 April 2024 |
Seiko (redirect from Seiko watch) and 19GS for women's watch. The 61GS was Japan's first automatic ten beat watch, and it was the most accurate mechanical watch due to the high beat calibers... 58 KB (6,144 words) - 14:34, 29 April 2024 |