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  2. Automatic watch - Wikipedia

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    The next development for automatic watches came in 1948 from Eterna Watch. To wind a watch effectively, one of the chief requirements of a rotor is heft. Until this point, the best bearing used in any watch was a jewel bearing, which perfectly suits the small gears of a watch. A rotor, on the other hand, requires a different solution.

  3. Mechanical watch - Wikipedia

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    The hand-winding movement of a Russian watch. A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a clockwork mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to quartz watches which function using the vibration modes of a piezoelectric quartz tuning fork, or radio watches, which are quartz watches synchronized to an atomic clock via radio waves.

  4. List of ETA Movements - Wikipedia

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    ETA Mechanical movements Caliber Product Line Winding Diameter ... 1080 (manual wind, sweep-second, 17/19/21 jewels, 18000vph, reserve 42h) See also.

  5. Valjoux - Wikipedia

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    ETA/Valjoux 7750 (photo 2009) Chart of historic Valjoux movements Valjoux (for Vallée de Joux, "Joux Valley") is a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements.It is known primarily for chronograph ébauche movements that are used in a number of mid- to high-range mechanical watches.

  6. Movement (clockwork) - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical movements get dirty and the lubricants dry up, so they must periodically be disassembled, cleaned, and lubricated. One source recommends servicing intervals of: 3–5 years for watches, 15–20 years for grandfather clocks , 10–15 years for wall or mantel clocks , 15–20 years for anniversary clocks , and 7 years for cuckoo clocks ...

  7. ETA SA - Wikipedia

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    ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse (ETA SA Swiss Watch Manufacturer) designs and manufactures quartz watches and both hand-wound and automatic-winding mechanical ébauches and movements. Commonly referred to as ETA , the company is headquartered in Grenchen , Switzerland , and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Swatch Group .

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