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2. How to Buy a Watch for Less Than $1,500 - AOL

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   (Keep in mind that certain lower-end mechanical movements included in watches in this range simply aren’t going to boast the accuracy of mechanical movements made for watches that cost, say ...

3. Zenith (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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   In 1865, at the age of 22, George Favre-Jacot began manufacturing watches under his name at a small workshops in Le Locle, Switzerland. After witnessing the success of American watch companies Waltham and Elgin utilizing mass production to sell affordable and reliable timepieces, he invested heavily in his own company to create a vertically integrated watchmaking operation, becoming the first ...

4. American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute - Wikipedia

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   Several current (as of 2011) watch-related courses provided include: Basic Quartz Watch Repair, Modern Automatic Watches, Balance Staffing and Timing, Polishing and Waterproof Testing, Modern Mechanical Chronograph and more. These courses are conducted at the AWCI Marvin E. Whitney Academy of Watchmaking in Harrison, Ohio.

5. Valjoux - Wikipedia

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   The Valjoux 7750 is different from most other chronograph movements, using the three-plane cam system rather than the column wheel. It is constructed of a mainplate, calendar plate, and chronograph top plate. Levers push a cam back and forth, driving the stopwatch mechanism of the Valjoux 7750. This is referred to as a coulisse-lever escapement ...

6. How the Rolex Daytona Became the World’s Most Coveted Watch

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   The Daytona was originally a mechanical chronograph—powered by the Valjoux cal. 72 or a variant thereof, it needed to be wound each day. This era lasted from 1963 until 1987—in 1988, Rolex ...

7. Rolex Cosmograph Daytona - Wikipedia

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   The movement was originally designed in 1969 [21] after development commenced in 1962 [22] and remains the highest VPH (vibrations per hour) mass-produced chronograph movement on the market at 36,000 VPH. [23] After Zenith was sold to the American company of the same name in 1971, the company discontinued production of mechanical movements in ...