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2. Orient Watch - Wikipedia

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   Other important watches in the company's history include the "Dynamic" in 1956, "Grand Prix 100" in 1964, "Fineness" (the world's thinnest automatic wristwatch with day and date calendar function for its time) in 1967, and the "Tenbeat" in 1970. [15] In 2003, the Orient Technical Center (OTC) was established and the assembly of luxury watches ...

3. 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]

4. Complication (horology) - Wikipedia

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   A grand(e) complication is a watch with several complications, the most complex achievements of haute horlogerie, or fine watchmaking. Although there is no official definition, [2] one common criterion is that a watch contain at least one (visible) timing complication, one astronomical complication, and one striking complication. [3]

5. Movement (clockwork) - Wikipedia

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   Each specific watch movement is called a caliber. [3] The movement parts are separated into two main categories: those belonging to the ébauches and those belonging to the assortments. [2] In watch movements the wheels and other moving parts are mounted between two plates, which are held a small distance apart with pillars to make a rigid ...

6. Power reserve indicator - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] An automatic timepiece needs to be worn for about 10–15 hours before it is fully wound. [citation needed] The power reserve indicator displayed on the watch with automatic- winding movement shows how long a watch will function when not worn. On a manual winding watch, it shows the time left until the watch needs winding.

7. Wheel train - Wikipedia

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   In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock. [1] Although the term is used for other types of gear trains, the long history of mechanical timepieces has created a traditional terminology for their gear trains which is not used in other applications of gears.