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Those ones are pretty thick, by watch standards, and the teeth aren't the smallest. I think from memory the thickness is about 0.25mm, but I would need to get t
by KaiserPro 4y ago
Those ones are pretty thick, by watch standards, and the teeth aren't the smallest. I think from memory the thickness is about 0.25mm, but I would need to get the calipers out when I get home.
Accutron is where the really small engineering comes in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XugX5zb1rG8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XugX5zb1rG8 the wheel is about 25mm across (I think) but you can't really see the teeth with the naked eye. (https://www.watchdoctor.biz/accutron/ https://www.watchdoctor.biz/accutron/ has more details) but the level of accuracy and detail needed to machine that far outweighs the stuff that rolex do even now.
These index wheels were mass produced, and I still don't know how they did it.
- krisoft 4y agoThank you for your kind answer . Both from you and werewolf255. > These index wheels were mass produced, and I still don't know how they did it. Fascinating. My guess would be some form of etching process. But that would make it some form of MEMS years before the first commonly recognised MEMS components.