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Old 10 March 2009, 07:41 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Vanessa View Post
That's not true. The rest of the movement can get magnetic and this will cause the watch to malfunction. Like the pallet fork and the escape wheel which are made out of steel too.
The mainspring can also get magnetized which will cause erratic power applied to the gear-train...
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