The escapement is the crucial component of a mechanical watch, controlling the flow of energy through the movement and producing that familiar ticktock sound.
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He says he finished the design for the world's most precise mechanical watch six years ago, but just hasn't had the time to make it.
The tourbillon remains a beautiful and fascinating complication which can now be enjoyed by many more people thanks to the diligence of Chinese mechanical watch makers.
Those who appreciate the high-powered engines and vivid design of the most expensive automobiles, also admire the miniature components of mechanical watch movements and the more subtle finishes of well-crafted haute horlogerie.
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From the horse-drawn carriage, to the typewriter, to the mechanical watch, to film-based cameras, there is nothing new about the phenomena of innovation upsetting the competitive order and leading to a shakeout where established players fall to the wayside.
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Well, if you have ever observed how the second hand of a mechanical watch moves, you know that it appears to run smoothly (in stark contrast to the second hand of a quartz watch, which makes a little jump once a second).
The idea being that a pin and roller style music box is inserted into the movement of a traditional mechanical wrist watch.
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It has become a capital-intensive business, in which a few relatively skilled workers watch over huge mechanical looms.
"Look at the high-end watch: totally mechanical, same as it was more than half a millennium ago, " Mr. Mille continues.
Luxury Swiss watch brand Girard-Perregaux unveiled its latest piece from the 1966 watch line, a sparkling 38 mm ladies jewelry watch with a powerful mechanical movement manufactured in-house and paved with 807 diamonds.
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It really looked as though the game was up and time had run out for the Swiss watch industry as the old mechanical, analogue timepieces were being undercut in price and availability.
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Inside the watch is a Swiss automatic chronograph mechanical movement with a 60 minute central chronograph counter.
Most people investing at least a few thousand dollars in a watch are looking for a purely mechanical movement.
Inside of the Stranger watch is a Ulysse Nardin produced mechanical caliber UN-690 automatic movement with a 48 hour power reserve.
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Lange insists on assembling each watch twice, an initial full assembly for mechanical evaluation and then a complete disassembly, completion of finish and reconstruction.
Last year mechanical watches accounted for 70% of the value of Swiss watch exports.
Kids were always gathering around to watch him wherever he would park himself after school with his large spiral pad and his mechanical pencil and begin to sketch the people nearby.
New technology has allowed wonderful mechanical creations to be brought to life, but they still need to exist as members of an elite traditional watch making family.
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