BilSabab@lemmy.world to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoBullwinkle Watch ad (1969)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1imageBullwinkle Watch ad (1969)lemmy.worldBilSabab@lemmy.world to Vintage and Retro Ads, Promos, Fliers, Etc. @sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squaretoo_high_for_this@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoMechanical watches use tiny jewels for the bearings for moving parts. For a time-only watch, 17 jewels means that every moving part has jewel bearings.
minus-squareWiddershins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoI have lived my life up until this point thinking the numbers on the watch were made out of jewels and that it was a vanity thing.
What does the 17-jewel thing mean?
Mechanical watches use tiny jewels for the bearings for moving parts. For a time-only watch, 17 jewels means that every moving part has jewel bearings.
I have lived my life up until this point thinking the numbers on the watch were made out of jewels and that it was a vanity thing.