mechanical watch

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mechanical
adjective
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/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/us
/məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
operated by a machine, or connected with machines or ...
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watch
noun
uk
/wɒtʃ/us
/wɑːtʃ/
a small clock that is worn on a strap around the wrist or, sometimes, connected to a piece of clothing by ...
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Themechanicalwatchoperated either by automatic- or manual winding.
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Amechanicalwatchwhich is neither self-winding nor electrically driven is called a "manual watch".
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To makemechanicalwatchmovements themselves shock resistant various shock protection systems can be used.
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In these cultures, themechanicalwatchhad residual value.
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As a result, today high qualitymechanicalwatchmovements have an extremely high degree of accuracy.
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Traditionalmechanicalwatchmovements use a spiral spring called a mainspring as a power source.
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An annual calendar in the dynamic context of watchmaking is a feature of amechanicalwatch.
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It uses a mainspring, barrel, automatic winder and stem winding like in amechanicalwatchto store the watch energy.
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It implements new high tech materials to create better, more precise and more reliable mechanical watches.
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Mechanical watches often have luminous paint on their hands and hour marks.
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It designs and manufactures timepieces and movements including some of the most complicated mechanical watches.
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In its early years, the company focused on manufacturing mechanical watches with hand-wound movements.
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This problem, called lack of isochronism, plagued mechanical watches throughout their history.
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The escapement is what makes the ticking sound in mechanical watches and clocks.
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Mechanical watches today are mostly sold to buyers who value craftsmanship and aesthetics over very accurate timing.
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Nevertheless, the craftsmanship of mechanical watches still attracts interest from part of the watch-buying public, especially among the watch collectors.
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His mechanical watches were more accurate than quartz with some losing less than a second per month.
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Since then, the brand builds high end mechanical watches with their own calibers, developed and manufactured in house.
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Why buy a manufacture focused on making mechanical watches at a time when everyone told him this industry was dead?
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