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2. Watchmaker - Wikipedia

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   Some US watchmaking schools of horology will teach not only the Wostep style, including the ETA range of movements, but also focus on the older watches that a modern watchmaker will encounter on a daily basis. In Denmark the apprenticeship lasts four years, with six terms at the Danish School of Watchmaking in Ringsted. The education covers ...

3. List of watchmakers - Wikipedia

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   Paul Berner (1858–1942), Swiss watchmaker and teacher, longtime director of the watchmaking school in La Chaux-de-Fonds. Max Stührling (1859–1932), Swiss watchmaker, Biel. Stuhrling. Bahne Bonniksen (1859–1935), Danish watchmaker, London, Carousell. Léon Breitling (1860–1914), Swiss watchmaker, Saint-Imier, founder of Breitling SA.

4. History of watches - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Mudge, inventor of the lever escapement. The lever escapement, invented by Thomas Mudge in 1754 [18] and improved by Josiah Emery in 1785, gradually came into use from about 1800 onwards, chiefly in Britain; it was also adopted by Abraham-Louis Breguet, but Swiss watchmakers (who by now were the chief suppliers of watches to most of Europe) mostly adhered to the cylinder until the 1860s.

5. This watch was carved from a meteorite that hit Earth a ... - AOL

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   In watchmaking, heritage matters. But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history ...

6. List of Swiss watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Watchmaking Piaget SA: 1874 La Côte-aux-Fées: Georges Edouard Piaget Geneva: Subsidiary Richemont: Georges Edouard Piaget . Yves Piaget Chabi Nouri (Chief Executive Officer) Purnell (company) 2017 Maurizio Mazzocchi (CEO) Geneva: Private: Rado (watchmaker) 1917 Lengnau: Fritz Schlup Ernst Schlup Werner Schlup Raymond Weil: 1976 Raymond Weil

7. American system of watch manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   The American system of watch manufacturing is a set of manufacturing techniques and best-practices to be used in the manufacture of watches and timepieces. It is derived from the American system of manufacturing techniques (also called "armory practices"), a set of general techniques and guidelines for manufacturing that was developed in the 19th century.