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  2. COSC - Wikipedia

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    That is, the watch should not delay at all, and the upper limit is 5 seconds fast in 24 hours. The criterion of resistance to magnetic fields is innovative. Until now, the ISO 764 Horology — Magnetic resistant watches standard defines that an antimagnetic watch must support a magnetic field of 4,800 A/m, which corresponds to 60 gauss. METAS ...

  3. Solvil et Titus - Wikipedia

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    Paul Ditisheim, son of the famous Ditisheim family, was born into the small social circle of industrialist families that led the Swiss watch industry of the time. [3] He studied at the Horological School of in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the historic birthplace of watch-making industry, [4] and received his diploma at the age of 13.

  4. Watchmaker - Wikipedia

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    A modern watchmaker at his workstation; he wears a magnifying loupe to more easily see the small parts of a watch A watchmaker's lathe in use to prepare a decorative watch component cut from copper. A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair ...

  5. Incabloc shock protection system - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. List of Swiss watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry: 1982 Bienne: Jean-Daniel Pasche Fortis (Swiss watchmaker) 1912 [1] Grenchen [1] Walter Vogt [1] Grenchen 40 Privately held company: Owner and CEO - Jupp Philipp Franck Muller: 1992 Geneva: Private company Franck Muller Frédérique Constant SA: 1988 Aletta and Peter Stas Geneva: Subsidiary of Citizen Holdings

  7. 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.

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