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Posted 4 months ago
kerry10456
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Here's a Davy Crockett watch made by Liberty. This has the original issue band with the name also. These are jeweled Swiss made, manual wind movement that was made in 1954. Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy seeing one of these.
Kerry
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nice kerry -- just out of curiosity -- what exactly does jeweled movement mean -- have heard the term used so often with watches -- but never knew the meaning
Autumn, here's the define from Wiki, they explain better than I.A jewel bearing is a plain bearing in which a metal spindle turns in a jewel-lined pivot hole. The hole is typically shaped like a torus and is slightly larger than the shaft diameter. The jewel material is usually some form of synthetic sapphire, such as ruby. The largest use for jewel bearings is in mechanical watches, where their low and predictable friction improves watch accuracy as well as improving bearing life. Manufacturers listed the number of jewels prominently on the watch face or back, as an advertising point. A typical fully jeweled time-only watch has 17 jewels: two cap jewels, two pivot jewels, an impulse jewel for the balance wheel, two pivot jewels, two pallet jewels for the pallet fork, and two pivot jewels each for the escape, fourth, third, and center wheels.
I tried to type something to explain it , but mine wasn't a clear as theirs, lol
ummmmmmmm -- will have to digest that one for awhile -- pics always work so will do some looking on the net -- have always had that gene in me to tear things down to see how they work -- almost got myself with a 1972 magnovox tv -- ted caught me just in time -- will post it along with the story -- thanks for sharing have a great day
LOL, I understand completely, I will find you a picture or diagram of watch works.
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Autumn, here's the wiki link, upper r/h of page shows you the basics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_bearing
thanks kerry -- was just checking it out now
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I haven't been following along for a while. Looks like you and several others have added watches.