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to Paris in 1785. He invented the first complications still in
use today, such as automatic (perpetual) watches, the
perpetual calendar, the tourbillon, and the chronometer.…

During the tour of the factory itself, I asked an artisan
watchmaker if he could show me the smallest part in a
watch. He took a pair of pliers and pulled a screw out of a
drawer. I asked him if he could show me the screwdriver
used to secure the screw. From another drawer, he took out
a screwdriver with a normal-sized handle, but a really tiny
tip. I asked him if he could explain how this type of
screwdriver was made; he replied that it was by an electro
erosion technique. He then showed me a holder 13 mm long,
6 mm wide and 0.7 mm thick, on which 11 parts were fixed.

Nothing but fine mechanics!
I also saw the care with which every part that makes up a
watch is cleaned, polished and adjusted. It really is high
precision.
In conclusion, true lovers of fine watches are so because
they know that each piece has been made with the utmost
care and quality. What might be troubling for some,
however, is that all these beautiful parts are located inside
the watch and are not visible.
The important thing for us is to know that everything is
inside. That's what makes them exceptional!

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