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2. 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.

3. Hodinkee - Wikipedia

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   Hodinkee, stylized as HODINKEE, is a New York City-based watch website, known as an influential editorial and e-commerce site for new and vintage wristwatches. [2] Founded in 2008, the name comes from the Czech and Slovak word for wristwatch, “hodinky”. In 2024, global watch retailer Watches of Switzerland purchased Hodinkee for an ...

4. Hamilton Watch Company - Wikipedia

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   The precursor to the Hamilton Watch Co., the Lancaster, Pennsylvania based Keystone Standard Watch Co., was started by Abram Bitner in 1886 with the purchase of Lancaster Watch Company's factory. Lancaster, then Keystone manufactured watches featuring a patented "Dust Proof" design that used a small mica window to cover the only opening in the ...

5. Benrus - Wikipedia

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   Benrus is an American watchmaking and lifestyle company founded as a watch repair shop in New York City in 1921 by Romanian-American Benjamin Lazrus and his two brothers. [1] [2] Benrus watches were worn for decades by the U.S. military from World War II through Vietnam. [3]

6. Laco Uhrenmanufaktur - Wikipedia

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   Most of these watches are still mechanical ones today, but function with Swiss and Japanese movements. Andreas Günther managed the company in the sixth generation. To celebrate 75 years of the watch factory, Lacher reissued 75 of its legendary 40s-pilot-watches. 80% of the used components have been replicated from the original model.

7. Donald Trump is selling a $100,000 gold watch with a ...

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   Two hundred grams of gold. 122 diamonds. A $100,000 price tag. And "TRUMP" on the dial. Flashy, yes, but the most notable feature in a mechanical wristwatch debuted by former President Trump last ...