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alloy amateur appear balance balance-wheel brass Breguet British carried century chapter chronometer Clockmakers clocks Collection collectors course cover cylinder escapement Daniel decoration described developed device devised dial display duplex early edition enamel English engraved escape wheel example fact fashion fitted fork French George give given gold hand holes horological illustrations impulse indicating interest invented Japanese jewelled John known later lever lever escapement London mainspring makers mechanism ment metal minute move movement Museum original oscillating painted pallet Paris pendulum perhaps period pierced Pinchbeck pivot plates pointed position possible precision present produced reason recorded repeater ring roller Science seen showing silver similar sound spring steel Street striking style Swiss teeth Thomas timekeeping Tompion tool tooth train Turkish turn usually various verge watch watch-cases watchmakers wheel winding