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1、MechanicalmovementsTHEQUALITIESOFMECHANICALWATCHESANDHOWTOPRESERVETHEMWhydoLongines’watchmakersincludewatchesfittedwithmechanicalmovementsintheircollections?There’sasimpleanswer:watchesfittedwithastate-of-the-arthand-woundorself-windingmechanicalmovementpro
2、videallsortsofsatisfactionthatnoothertypeoftimepiececanmatch.Ofcoursemoreaccuratetechnologyiseasytofind:quartzresonatorsforinstance,butnothingbeatsamechanicalwatchforpleasurepureandsimple.Incorporatingcountlesstechnicalimprovements,today’smechanicalmovement
3、squalifyasmarvelsofinspiredingenuity,bornofcenturiesoffascinatinghistoryandthepatientworkmanshipofsomeoftheworld’sfinestcraftsmen.Youneedonlyobserveamovement’sintricatemechanismandrhythmicallymovingparts,thebeautyandfinenessofitscomponentsfashionedoutofstee
4、laswellasvariouscomplexalloysandevengoldtounderstandthatyouarelookingatashiningexampleofappliedintelligence,broughttolifebyNature’smostversatiletool,thecraftsman’shand.Andwhat’smore,thehand-woundorself-windingmechanicalmovementsfittedinLongines’latesttimepi
5、ecesareprecisetowithinafewsecondsaweek,whichismorethanenoughforthedemandsofeverydaylife!128TechnicalFeatures/MechanicalmovementsWhatisamechanicalmovementmadeof?Essentiallymetal–fromthemostvaluabletothemostcomplex.Althoughthemodernwatch’searliestancestor,the
6、steepleclock,wasmadeonlyofironalloy,today’swristwatchesmaycontainoveradozenmetals,includingalloys,spreadoverhundredsofpartsandcomponents.Lessthanamillimeterthickforthemostpart,madeinanincrediblevarietyofshapesandsizes,someevenfinerthanahumanhair,thecomponen
7、tsthatmakeupawatchmovementareassembledandadjusted,oftensimplybyfriction,withextraordinaryskillandpainstakingprecision.Nevertheless,themorecompactthemovementandthesmalleritsparts,themorevulnerableitistothehazardsofeverydaylifeandthemoreexposeditsvariouscompo
8、nentsaretodailywearandtear.AlongandusefullifeToday,acompetentlydesignedandwellbuiltmechanicalwatchmovementcanrunsmoothlyandwellformanygenerations,assumingofcoursethatitistreatedwithcareandservicedregul
