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Video of the rotor turning in an automatic wristwatch having a glass back, when the watch is moved by hand. An automatic watch, also known as a self-winding watch or simply an automatic, is a mechanical watch where the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to wind the mainspring, making manual winding unnecessary if worn enough. [1]
Eterna, detail Eterna-Matic, Cal. 1414U, 1958. Eterna is a Swiss watch company founded in Grenchen, Canton Solothurn, on 7 November 1856 by Josef Girard and Urs Schild. [1] The company is now owned by Hong Kong–based Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group Limited, an investment holding company formerly known as China Haidian Holdings.
The Gruen Watch Company was formerly one of the largest watch manufacturers in the United States. It was in business from about 1894 to 1958 and was based in Cincinnati , Ohio . It was founded in 1894 by German-born watchmaker Dietrich Grün, who changed the spelling of his name to "Gruen" because the letter ü does not exist in English.
John Harwood (1893–1965), English inventor and clockmaker, automatic wrist watch, Fortis watch brand. Rasmus Sørnes (1893–1967), Norwegian radio technician and clockmaker, Sola, astronomical clock. Paul Behrens (1893–1984), German clockmaker, Lübeck, astronomical clock.
Six-Piece Watch Winder. For passionate watch collectors with an ever-growing fleet of fine automatic timepieces, there are few high quality winders out there that can accommodate six watches at once.
Mido was founded in 1918 by George G. Schaeren in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Mido comes from the Spanish phrase Yo mido meaning "I measure".In the 1920s, Mido introduced ladies' watches with color-enameled shaped cases and modern straps as well as timepieces for gentlemen in art deco style.