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tritium watch
Typical components of a mechanical watch.
Typical components of a quartz watch.
Typical components of an electrically powered watch.
watchmaking in Lausanne, Switzerland
Watch with fob.
components in a watch
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Bracket clock with oak case, ebony veneer, and gilt bronze mounts by Thomas Tompion, c. 1690; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Thomas Tompion
English clockmaker
Richard W. Sears
American merchant
Aaron Lufkin Dennison
American manufacturer
Mudge, Thomas
Thomas Mudge
British watchmaker
Edward Howard
American manufacturer
Graham, George
George Graham
British watchmaker
Abraham-Louis Breguet
French watchmaker
Quare, Daniel: Queen Ann clock
Daniel Quare
English clockmaker and inventor
Thomas Earnshaw
English watchmaker