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2. Tissot - Wikipedia

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   The Tissot company was also the first to make watches out of plastic (Idea 2001 in 1971), stone (the Alpine granite RockWatch in 1985), mother of pearl (the Pearl watch in 1987), and wood (the Wood watch in 1988). [2] Tissot introduced its first tactile watch, with "T-Touch," technology in 1999; watches containing this technology have touch ...

3. Automatic quartz - Wikipedia

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   The first such watch was released in Germany in January 1988 and April of the same year in Japan (under the name Auto-Quartz). [3] The watches had an average monthly rate of ±15 sec and provided 75 hours of continuous operation when fully powered. Early automatic quartz movements were called AGS (Automatic Generating System).

4. Automatic watch - Wikipedia

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   Video of the rotor turning in an automatic wristwatch having a glass back, when the watch is moved by hand. An automatic watch, also known as a self-winding watch or simply an automatic, is a mechanical watch where the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to wind the mainspring, making manual winding unnecessary if worn enough. [1]

5. 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 .

6. Watch - Wikipedia

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   The first self-winding mechanism was invented for pocket watches in 1770 by Abraham-Louis Perrelet, [57] but the first "self-winding", or "automatic", wristwatch was the invention of a British watch repairer named John Harwood in 1923. This type of watch winds itself without requiring any special action by the wearer.

7. Eco-Drive - Wikipedia

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   Later specialized tool watch designs were introduced like the Promaster Eco-Drive Professional Diver 1000M Titanium BN7020-09E in 2017. This is a very large watch, the titanium watch case has a diameter of 52.2 mm and thickness of 22 mm and features a helium release valve, designed for mixed gas saturation diving at great depths. [6] [7] [8]