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25 January 2007, 03:44 PM | #1 |
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Movement and jewel
Hi guys.... i came across the below in an article...
"Jewel bearings were used widely for mechanical (escapement) watches, where their low and predictable friction improved watch accuracy. A typical mark of watch quality was a note such as "17 jewels". More jewel bearings often meant better precision. Some makers added non-functional or unnecessary jewels to give the impression of accuracy. Some watches had 100 jewels, most of them of no use. A typical "fully jeweled" time-only watch has two cap jewels, two pivot jewels, an impulse jewel for the balance wheel, two pivot jewels, two pallet jewels for the pallet fork, and two pivot jewels each for the escape, fourth, third and center wheels. Modern electronic watches achieve accuracy entirely separate from the friction of the mechanism, but early quartz watches used jewels to increase battery life, and high-grade quartz watches use jewels to reduce friction and wear." I am just interested to know... that since 17 jewel is enough... in a 3135, where there are 31 jewels, are the extra 14 jewels just "to give impression of accuracy"
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