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Watch Parts
Here is an
overview
of the major parts of a watch, as well as an explanation of how
watches operate.
Watches essentially tell time by the integration
of three main components: an energy source, a time regulating
mechanism and a display. The energy source can be electronic (as in
a battery) or mechanical (as in a wound spring).
A watch’s main timekeeping
mechanism is called its movement. Today’s watches fall into two
categories:
Mechanical movements and Quartz movements. Here’s a
breakdown of how each type of movement works:
Mechanical watches are made
up of about 130 parts that work together to tell time.
Automatic mechanical
movements mark the passage of time by a series of gear mechanisms,
and are wound by the movement of your wrist as you wear it. The gear
train then transmits the power to the escapement, which distributes
the impulses, turning the balance wheel. The balance wheel is the
time regulating organ of a mechanical watch, which vibrates on a
spiral hairspring. Lengthening or shortening the balance spring
makes the balance wheel go faster or slower to advance or retard the
watch. The travel of the balance wheel from one extreme to the other
and back again is called oscillation. A series of gears, called the
motion work, then turns the hands on the watch face, or dial.
Quartz watches work with a
series of electronic components, all fitting together in a tiny
space. Rather than a wound spring, a quartz watch relies on a
battery for its energy. The battery sends electrical energy to a
rotor to produce an electrical current. The current passes through a
magnetic coil to a quartz crystal, which vibrates at a very high
frequency (32,768 times a second), providing highly accurate
timekeeping. These impulses are passed through a stepping motor that
turns the electrical energy into the mechanical energy needed to
turn the gear train. The gear train turns the motion work, which
actually moves the hands on the watch dial.
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manufacturers - suppliers of wholesale fashion accessories
Caridar Watches Co., Ltd.
is a professional Watches group including design, development and
manufacture. We make the stainless steel moulds, cases , bands,
dials and we assemble all our fashion watches.
Caridar
Watches/Gary Duan
Kitaro Ind. Co., Ltd.
has 30 years' experience on business. Such as watches, jewellery,
arts and crafts. We are also a agent of trading business. Have
very good record.
Kitaro Ind. Co.,
Ltd. /Deng Juan
K & R Trading Company
deals with garments & accessories, leather goods, watches &
clocks, mobile phones & accessories, electronics & accessories.
Hardware, plastic goods and general goods.
K&R Trading
Company/Duglas Mensah
Deep Trading Co.,
We trade watches,
consumer electronics, toys etc.
Deep Trading
Co.,/Sukhdev Singh
Fuchad Watches Factory
manufacture watches in China. Our product are all kinds of
watches. We make plastic watches, children watches, fashion
watches, gift watches, pair watches and so on.
Fuchad Watches
Factory/Lin
Forever Accessories (HK)
Ltd. Manufacture & Exporter
of all kind of Watches for
Ladies, Gents. Forever Accessories started from a small workshop
in Hong Kong and has expanded through world wide customers
unflagging support from Pearls to Watches.
Forever Accessories
(HK) Ltd./Karan
Shenzhen Sunluke Watches
Co., Ltd. is a professional watch design and manufacture
company. As a professional Watches manufacturer in mainland China.
We design and produce fashionable watches in-house, so each item
comes with top quality and good performance.
Shenzhen Sunluke
Watches Co., Ltd./Julie
Silverstar Watch Co., Ltd.
are a professional watch manufacture in China. Our products
including All kinds of alloy material watches, stainless steel
watches and tungsten Material watches. The price range is from
USD1. 5 TO USD25/PC with Guaranteed quality. Our watches
compliment all fashion accessories.
Silverstar Watch Co.,
Ltd/James
Watch World Co., Ltd.
are the manufacture of all kinds of fashion watches with many
years of experience. We utilise excellent workmanship for all
famous brand watches, like Rolex. Cartier OMEGA, CARTIER, CACHERON
CONSTANTIN, PATEK PHILLPE, LONGINES, PIAGET, etc.
Watch World Co., Ltd./Peter Sun
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