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Glucydur & Etachron

In Response To: Limited knowledge, but... ()

: - It features a "Glucydur balance". Again, don't
: know what that is. It might be the winding wheel, it might
: be something else. If's the metal alloy used in the balance wheel, which is the heart of the scapement (powered by the scape wheel thru the anchor lever and regulated by the hairspring). Its properties are such that it maintains isochronism in face of amplitude or temperature variations. Glucydur is quite used in modern movements.

: - It also features an "Etachron" regulator assembly
: with precision adjustment. Not sure what that is either,
: but it sounds way cool to me, and might also be related to
: the Omega shaped winding thing. A device made by ETA that allows regulating the scapement beating and therefore, the watch's precision. I think is standar in Valjouxs, because they are made by ETA.

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0 wallclock secs ( 0.11 usr + 0.02 sys = 0.13 CPU)