Electric watch, the Glossary
In horology, the term electric watch is used for the first generation electrically-powered wristwatches which were first publicly displayed by both Elgin National Watch Company and Lip on March 19, 1952, with working laboratory examples in Chicago and Paris.[1]
Table of Contents
30 relations: Astron (wristwatch), Automatic quartz, Balance wheel, Bulova, Button cell, Chronometry, Citizen Watch, Diode, Electric clock, Electrical contact, Electromagnetic coil, Electromagnetism, Electronic oscillator, Elgin National Watch Company, Hamilton Watch Company, Henry B. Fried, Laco Uhrenmanufaktur, LIP (company), Magnet, Omega SA, Quartz clock, Ratchet (device), Seiko, Solenoid, Switch, Timex Group USA, Transistor, Tuning fork, Watch, Wheel train.
Astron (wristwatch)
The Astron wristwatch, formally known as the Seiko Quartz-Astron 35SQ, was the world's first "quartz clock" wristwatch.
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Automatic quartz
Automatic quartz is a collective term describing watch movements that combine a self-winding rotor mechanism (as used in automatic mechanical watches) to generate electricity with a piezoelectric quartz crystal as its timing element. Electric watch and automatic quartz are watches.
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Balance wheel
A balance wheel, or balance, is the timekeeping device used in mechanical watches and small clocks, analogous to the pendulum in a pendulum clock.
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Bulova
Bulova is an American timepiece manufacturing company that was founded in 1875 and has been owned by Japanese multinational conglomerate Citizen Watch Co. since 2008.
Button cell
A button cell, watch battery, or coin battery is a small single-cell battery shaped as a squat cylinder typically in diameter and high – resembling a button.
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Chronometry
Chronometry or horology is the science studying the measurement of time and timekeeping. Chronometry enables the establishment of standard measurements of time, which have applications in a broad range of social and scientific areas. Horology usually refers specifically to the study of mechanical timekeeping devices, while chronometry is broader in scope, also including biological behaviours with respect to time (biochronometry), as well as the dating of geological material (geochronometry).
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Citizen Watch
is an electronics company primarily known for its watches and is the core company of a Japanese global corporate group based in Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Diode
A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric conductance).
Electric clock
An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity, as opposed to a mechanical clock which is powered by a hanging weight or a mainspring.
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An electrical contact is an electrical circuit component found in electrical switches, relays, connectors and circuit breakers.
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Electromagnetic coil
An electromagnetic coil is an electrical conductor such as a wire in the shape of a coil (spiral or helix).
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Electromagnetism
In physics, electromagnetism is an interaction that occurs between particles with electric charge via electromagnetic fields.
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Electronic oscillator
An electronic oscillator is an electronic circuit that produces a periodic, oscillating or alternating current (AC) signal, usually a sine wave, square wave or a triangle wave, powered by a direct current (DC) source.
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Elgin National Watch Company
The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major US watch maker from 1864 to 1968.
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Hamilton Watch Company
The Hamilton Watch Company is a Swiss manufacturer of wristwatches based in Bienne, Switzerland.
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Henry B. Fried
Henry B. Fried (19071996) was an American horologist and watchmaker, who wrote the first book on repairing quartz watches.
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Laco Uhrenmanufaktur
Laco Uhrenmanufaktur GmbH (or Lacher & Co) is a German watch manufacturer, founded in 1925 in Pforzheim by Frieda Lacher and Ludwig Hummel under the name Lacher & Co.
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LIP (company)
LIP is a French watch and clock company whose turmoil became emblematic of the conflicts between workers and capital in France.
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Magnet
A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field.
Omega SA
Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
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Quartz clock
Quartz clocks and quartz watches are timepieces that use an electronic oscillator regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time.
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Ratchet (device)
A ratchet (occasionally spelled rachet) is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction.
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Seiko
, commonly known as Seiko, is a Japanese maker of watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelry, and optical products.
Solenoid
An illustration of a solenoid Magnetic field created by a seven-loop solenoid (cross-sectional view) described using field lines A solenoid is a type of electromagnet formed by a helical coil of wire whose length is substantially greater than its diameter, which generates a controlled magnetic field.
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Switch
In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another.
Timex Group USA
Timex Group USA, Inc. (formerly known as Timex Corporation) is an American global watch manufacturing company founded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Transistor
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power.
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Tuning fork
A tuning fork is an acoustic resonator in the form of a two-pronged fork with the prongs (''tines'') formed from a U-shaped bar of elastic metal (usually steel).
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Watch
A watch is a portable timepiece intended to be carried or worn by a person. Electric watch and watch are watches.
Wheel train
In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_watch
Also known as Electric Watches, Electromechanical watches.