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2. Automatic watch - Wikipedia

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   The earliest reference to self-winding watches is at the end of 1773 when a newspaper reported that Joseph Tlustos had invented a watch that did not need to be wound. [8] But his idea was probably based on the myth of perpetual motion, and it is unlikely that it was a practical solution to the problem of self-winding watches.

3. John Harwood (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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   The watches were first shown at the Basel Fair in 1926. [4] He set up the Harwood Self-Winding Watch Company in 1928 to market the watches in the UK, but the company failed in September 1931, not having sufficient financial resources to withstand the effects of the Great Depression. The watches also proved difficult to mass-produce and very ...

4. Westclox - Wikipedia

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   The Westclox company was a major manufacturer of dollar watches. It started production of an inexpensive, back-winding pocket watch in 1899, which was intended to be affordable to any working person. The company continued to produce cheap pocket watches into the 1990s.

5. 30 Affordable Watches That Look More Expensive Than They Are

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   From vintage-inspired pieces to sleek minimalist designs, Citizen to Seiko to Timex, these are the 30 best cheap watches for men under $500. 30 Affordable Watches That Look More Expensive Than ...

6. Glycine (watch) - Wikipedia

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   Illustration attached to Meylan's automatic module patent [6]. With the original patent for self-winding watches set to expire in the early 1930s, [3] Meylan (founder of Glycine but no longer affiliated with the company) began working on his own self-winding mechanism and formed the company Automatic E.M.S.A. (Eugène Meylan Société Anonyme).

7. Movement (clockwork) - Wikipedia

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   In this type the wearer must turn the crown periodically, often daily, in order to wind the mainspring, storing energy to run the watch until the next winding. Automatic or self-winding In an automatic watch , including in most mechanical watches sold today, the mainspring is automatically wound by the natural motions of the wearer's wrist ...