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2. Chronometer watch - Wikipedia

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   Chronometer watch. A chronometer ( Ancient Greek: χρονόμετρον, khronómetron, "time measurer") is an extraordinarily accurate mechanical timepiece, with an original focus on the needs of maritime navigation. In Switzerland, timepieces certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres ( COSC) may be marked as Certified ...

3. Tissot - Wikipedia

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   Tissot SA. Tissot SA ( French pronunciation: [ti'so]) is a Swiss luxury watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. [ 1] The company was founded in Le Locle, Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son, Charles-Émile Tissot, in 1853. [ 2][ 3] Tissot is not associated with Mathey-Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking firm.

4. Langendorf Watch Company SA - Wikipedia

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   A Lanco watch with the futuristic Tissot Astrolon movement (caliber 2250) was also produced in the 1970s. During SSIH's financial problems in 1981, the Lanco brand name was sold. As of 1998, new Lanco watches are being sold in South Africa by S. Bacher & Company, under license from The Swatch Group.

5. Mathey-Tissot - Wikipedia

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   Mathey-Tissot. Mathey-Tissot is a Swiss watch maker of prestige watches, originally established in 1886 by Edmond Mathey-Tissot at Les Ponts-de-Martel in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Mathey-Tissot is an independent watchmaker, with its headquarters in Geneva. It is not associated with Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking firm.

6. COSC - Wikipedia

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   The Contrôle officiel suisse des Chronomètres(COSC), the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, is the institute responsible for certifying the accuracy and precision of Swiss watches. Background. [edit] Founded in its current form in 1973, the COSC is a Swiss non-profit organizationthat tests chronometersthat are Swiss Made.

7. Automatic watch - Wikipedia

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   An automatic watch, also known as a self-winding watch or simply an automatic, is a mechanical watch where the natural motion of the wearer provides energy to wind the mainspring, making manual winding unnecessary if worn enough. [ 1] It is distinguished from a manual watch in that a manual watch must have its mainspring wound by hand at ...