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  2. Watchmaker - Wikipedia

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    A modern watchmaker at his workstation; he wears a magnifying loupe to more easily see the small parts of a watch A watchmaker's lathe in use to prepare a decorative watch component cut from copper. A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since a majority of watches are now factory-made, most modern watchmakers only repair ...

  3. Peg wood - Wikipedia

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    They are also used to clean watch case backs and watch case rims, to dry hands and to clean between bracelet rings which might gather grease and dust when worn over a long period. The point is twirled around the hole to be cleaned to remove dirt. A new point is cut and the operation is repeated until the peg wood is clean when removed from the ...

  4. Waltham Watch Company - Wikipedia

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    The Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co. and the American Watch Co., was a company that produced about 40 million watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time delay fuses, and other precision instruments in the United States of America between 1850 and 1957.

  5. Chronometry - Wikipedia

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    French term denoting the process of assembling watch parts for the account of a producer. Termineur French term for an independent watchmaker (or workshop) engaged in assembling watches, either wholly or in part, for the account of an "établisseur" or a "manufacture", who supply the necessary loose parts. See "atelier de terminage" above.

  6. American system of watch manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    The American system of watch manufacturing is a set of manufacturing techniques and best-practices to be used in the manufacture of watches and timepieces. It is derived from the American system of manufacturing techniques (also called "armory practices"), a set of general techniques and guidelines for manufacturing that was developed in the 19th century.

  7. List of Swiss watch manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Watchmaker Steven M. Holtzman Mido (watch) 1918 Biel/Bienne: George G. Schaeren Le Locle: Member of the Swatch group: The Swatch Group: Franz Linder, President: Minerva 1858 [2] Villeret [2] Charles Robert [2] Mondaine: 1951 Solothurn: Erwin Bernheim Montres Corum Sàrl: 1955 [2] La Chaux-de-Fonds [2] Gaston Ries, Simone Ries and René Bannwart ...