mechanical watches

  • 41Frédérique Constant — Infobox Company company name = Frederique Constant SA company type = Société Anonyme company foundation = 1988 by Aletta Peter Stas location city = Geneva location country = Switzerland key people = Peter Stas, Managing Director industry = Watch… …

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  • 42Montre Epos SA — Epos (Montres Epos SA) is an independent Swiss manufacturer of mechanical watches, with headquarters in Grenchen, Switzerland. As well as making watches under their own brand, they manufacture watches for boutique watch companies such as… …

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  • 43Piaget SA — is a jeweller and watch manufacturer based in La Côte aux Fées, Switzerland.The company manufactures only high priced, mechanical watches made of gold or platinum.The company was founded in 1874 as a manufacturer of watch movements but began… …

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  • 44Clock drift — refers to several related phenomena where a clock does not run at the exact right speed compared to another clock. That is, after some time the clock drifts apart from the other clock. This phenomenon is also used for instance in computers to… …

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  • 45Loupe — A loupe A loupe (pronounced /ˈluːp/ loop) is a simple, small magnification device used to see small details more closely. Unlike a magnifying glass, a loupe doe …

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  • 46Revolution magazine — Infobox Magazine title = REVOLUTION image size = 200px image caption = REVOLUTION USA 5 editor = Wei Koh category = Horology frequency = Quarterly language = English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese company =… …

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  • 47History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… …

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  • 48Diving watch — Omega Seamaster model 2220.80, with a water resistance of 300 m (1,000 ft). The second crown (at 10 o clock) is a helium release valve. A diving watch is a watch designed for underwater diving that features, as a minimum, a water… …

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  • 49Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London …

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  • 50Verge escapement — showing (c) crown wheel, (v) verge, (p,q) pallets Ve …

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