I recently was reading in the September 1969 edition of the AWI NEWS Bulletin when I read the following editorial from D.W. Lawrence of the Elgin National Watch Company. He spells out many of the improvements which were implemented by the watch industry from the 1920s through 1969. It’s a fun read. Click on the image for a larger version. When you get done reading please comment on what you think have been some of the great technological improvements to watches since 1969.
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I would say the co-axial
The Daniels Escapement & Synthetic sapphire crystals.
While it is true some of the watches today have movements that are are ever more precise. I would like to point out that it has become quite recent for electronic watches to have sustainable power such as solar power or rechargeable battery. I find it quite interesting and hope one day we see a mechanical watch with its very own dynamo (I have no idea what an ideal use it could have, but that would certainly be awesome).
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