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Ruby jewel bearings used for a balance wheel in a mechanical watch movement Cross-section of a jewel bearing in a mechanical watch. This type of donut-shaped bearing (red) is called a hole jewel, used for most of the ordinary wheels in the gear train. It is usually made of synthetic sapphire or ruby, press-fit into a hole in the movement's ...
The jewels (red) are made of synthetic ruby. The lower jewel is called the 'hole jewel', the upper one is the 'capstone' or 'end jewel'. This type of bearing is used in watches where friction is critical, such as in the balance wheel pivots. With ordinary bearings (shown in Watch jewel bearing.svg), when the watch is vertical the shoulder of ...
It was presented at Baselworld 2004 in Basel, Switzerland, in a set of three watches including a single-axis, a double-axis and a triple-axis tourbillon. The world's unique tri-axial tourbillon movement for wristwatch, with traditional jewel bearings only, was invented by the independent watchmaker Aaron Becsei, from Bexei Watches, in 2007.
In watches and some high quality clocks their arbors have jewel bearings. The going train in a modern clock or watch consists of: First or great wheel attached and ratcheted to the main spring, or cable, barrel. The ratchet allows the main spring or cable barrel to be wound without turning the wheel.
Started sales of jewel bearings for watches and clocks. 1959 - The Company Changed name to Adamant Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1960 - Began to manufacture jewelled bearings for watches. 1967 - Akita Factory was set up at Yuzawa City, Akita. 1969 - Started manufacturing and sales of component parts for medical equipment.
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Jewel bearing of a balance wheel, supported by a lyre-shaped spring. The Incabloc shock protection system is the trade name for a spring-loaded mounting system for the jewel bearings that support the balance wheel in a mechanical watch, to protect the wheel's delicate pivots from damage in the event of physical shock, such as if the watch is dropped.