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3 March 2009, 03:37 AM | #1 |
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Automatic Work (Selfwinding Wristwatch)
I have noticed in a few posts that people give Rolex credit, and indeed Rolex profess to have invented the selfwinding watch.
Just thought I would point out it was old technology when Rolex got their hands on it. Abraham-Louis Perrelet invented a self-winding mechanism in 1770 which was then improved upon by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1780. While these were for pocket watches, am man called John Harwood desiged a bumper mechanism for wristwatches in 1923. It wasnt until 1930 that Rolex got their hands on it and made a prototype that became the commonly used automatic work. |
4 March 2009, 01:38 AM | #2 |
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Thanx for the info, very interesting!!!
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Thanks for sharing very excellent info...
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