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  2. Mechanical watch - Wikipedia

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    A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a clockwork mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to quartz watches which function using the vibration modes of a piezoelectric quartz tuning fork, or radio watches, which are quartz watches synchronized to an atomic clock via radio waves. A mechanical watch is driven by a mainspring which ...

  3. Watchmaker - Wikipedia

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    A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand. [1] [2] Modern watchmakers, when required to repair older watches, for which replacement ...

  4. Pallet fork - Wikipedia

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    Pallet fork. 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 it one tooth at a time at each swing of the balance wheel, and also give the balance wheel ...

  5. Movement (clockwork) - Wikipedia

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    Movement (clockwork) In horology, a movement, also known as a caliber or calibre ( British English ), is the mechanism of a watch or timepiece, as opposed to the case, which encloses and protects the movement, and the face, which displays the time. The term originated with mechanical timepieces, whose clockwork movements are made of many moving ...

  6. Watch - Wikipedia

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    A watchis a portable timepieceintended to be carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatchis designed to be worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strapor other type of bracelet, including metal bands, leatherstraps, or any other kind of bracelet.

  7. American system of watch manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The American system of watch manufacturing is a set of manufacturing techniques and best-practices to be used in the manufacture of watches and timepieces. It is derived from the American system of manufacturing techniques (also called "armory practices"), a set of general techniques and guidelines for manufacturing that was developed in the 19th century.

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