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2. Mido (watch) - Wikipedia

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   Mido is recognized as one of the top 10 producers of certified chronometers. With 61,358 automatic movements produced in 2013, Mido is currently ranked number four in the production of chronometers in the Swiss watch industry. [12] [13] Today, Mido is a part of the Swatch Group, [14] headquartered in Le Locle, Switzerland.

3. List of Swiss watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Swiss watch brand Christelle Rosnoblet (CEO) Squale Watches: 1959 Neuchâtel: Charles von Büren Chiasso: Andrea Maggi, Massimo Maggi Swatch: 1983 Biel: Subsidiary: The Swatch Group: Nick Hayek Jr. (chairman, president) TAG Heuer: 1860 [1] Saint-Imier [1] Edouard Heuer [1] [2] La Chaux-de-Fonds: Wholly owned subsidiary: LVMH: Frédéric Arnault ...

4. List of watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname.

5. Pallet fork - Wikipedia

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   Pallet fork with jewel pallets (pink) The pallet fork is above the balance wheel in this watch movement. The pallet fork is a component of the lever escapement of a mechanical watch. [1] The pallet fork and the lever form one component that sits between the escape wheel and the balance wheel. Its purpose is to lock the escape wheel, and release ...

6. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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   The first battery-driven watches were developed in the 1950s. [195] High quality watches were produced by firms such as Patek Philippe , an example being a Patek Philippe ref. 1518, introduced in 1941, possibly the most complicated wristwatch ever made in stainless steel , which fetched a world record price in 2016 when it was sold at auction ...

7. Mido - Wikipedia

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   Mido may refer to: Mido (watch), a traditional Swiss watch brand owned by the Swatch Group; Mido, one of the nicknames for males named Muhammad or Ahmad in the Arab World; Midō, a Japanese family name; Manufacturing Inspection District Offices, a body of the FAA

8. Wittnauer - Wikipedia

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   These compasses vary in value, but trend at around 30-300 USD, or more with additional pieces such as original boxes or paperwork. [citation needed] In 1950 the Swiss company Longines bought Wittnauer, and marketed some very similar lines of watches under both brand names, maintaining separate factories. [citation needed]

9. List of watchmakers - Wikipedia

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   Paul Gerber (born 1950), , Swiss watchmaker, Zürich. Michel Parmigiani (born 1950), Swiss watchmaker. Parmigiani. Jean-Pierre Musy (born 1951), Swiss watchmaker, responsible for R&D at Patek Philippe. Ludwig Oechslin (born 1952), Italian watch engineer, La Chaux-de-Fonds, former director of the International Museum of Horology.