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About mechanical watches
Take care of magnetism of your surroundings!
The most important part in a mechanical watch for its time accuracy is “balance”.
The balance has a very small and thin spring (hairspring). It oscillates in a certain
period of time to keep accuracy of a mechanical watch.
Oscillation of the hairspring
Oscillation of the hairspring
may fluctuate and total
movement of a mechanical
watch is consequently affected
much if a thing with strong
magnetism exists its nearby.