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2. Rotary Watches - Wikipedia

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   Rotary Watches Ltd was established at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland by Moise Dreyfuss in 1895. By the 1920s family members Georges and Sylvain Dreyfuss began exporting Rotary watches to Britain, which was to become the company's most successful market. Rotary later became the official watch supplier for the British Army.

3. List of Swiss watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   Rotary Watches: 1895 La Chaux-de-Fonds: Moise Dreyfuss Elm Yard, 13-16 Elm Street, United Kingdom Privately held company: Dreyfuss Group Ltd. Sandoz (watch company) Tavannes: Henri Sandoz Schwarz Etienne: 1902 Paul Arthur Schwarz and Olga Etienne La Chaux-de-Fonds: Privately held company: Solvil et Titus: 1892 Paul Ditisheim: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

4. List of watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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   This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname.

5. Talk:Rotary Watches - Wikipedia

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6. History of watches - Wikipedia

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   A 16th-century portable drum watch with sundial. The 24-hour dial has Roman numerals on the outer band and Hindu–Arabic numerals on the inner one. [1]The history of watches began in 16th-century Europe, where watches evolved from portable spring-driven clocks, which first appeared in the 15th century.

7. Geneva drive - Wikipedia

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   In watches, the "drive" wheel is the one that winds up the spring, and the Geneva wheel with four or five spokes and one closed slot prevents overwinding (and also complete unwinding) of the spring. This so-called Geneva stop or "Geneva stop work" was the invention of 17th or 18th century watchmakers.