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1939 advertisement from Jewelers' Circular Keystone magazine of the Gallet MultiChron 30 "Clamshell", the world's first water resistant chronograph wristwatch Reverse view of the Gallet Clamshell showing the 4 screws that compress the 2 part case around the flared acrylic crystal Open view of the Gallet Clamshell showing top part of the two part case and complex Swiss column wheel movement ...
The watchmaker company "Alcide Droz & Sons", established in St-Imier since 1864, developed the first watch attested waterproof.They called it "L'Impermeable". They had the idea to place a seal in the crown of winder, which is screwed on the counterpart. "L'Impermeable" was born: it is the very fir
The obvious characteristics of a trench watch were that they were repurposed small sized (size 0, 7.5 Ligne, 29.62mm) pocket watches protected with crude metal used to protect the glass crystal covering the dial. The invention of the trench watch precipitated the invention of the wrist watch, and these watches were adopted by both the public ...
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
The watch cases of diving watches must be adequately water (pressure) resistant and be able to endure the galvanic corrosiveness of seawater, so the cases are generally made out of materials like grade 316L or 904L austenitic stainless steel and other steel alloys with higher Pitting Resistance Equivalent factors (PRE-factors), titanium ...
A case for a pocket watch, 1870. The outer clamshell protects the watch. The inner layer contains a glass window. The ring is for the attachment of a chain. A usually metal clamshell case for a mechanical watch, [1] common until the early twentieth century. It is meant to sit around the inner case of the watch. [2]
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A "watch brand" is often—but incorrectly—used as a synonym of "watch manufacturer" or "watchmaker".Brands are distinct from manufacturers. There are brands of watches that are purely marketing constructs and are not associated with a specific company.