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B1Extreme times
1FThe beginnings of time
2FAlways one step ahead of the rest
3FFrom time indicated by natureto human-made time
4FPrecise (Seiko) time
5FA variety of times
Seiko and Timepieces History
First-ever mechanical clock
Portable Clocks
The invention of the pendulum clock
The invention of the balance wheel and the cylinder escapement
Escapement for the Marine Chronometer
The lever escapement that led to modern developments
Temperature and regulators
Tourbillon
The pin-lever escapement that brought the watch to the masses
The Big Ben tower clock
The Shortt-Synchronome Free Pendulum Clock
The pursuit of even greater precision
The Stopwatch and the Chronograph Part 1
What is Time? Part 1
The Big Role of the Tiny Magic Lever
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695)
Abraham-Louis Breguet(1747-1823)
Things Brought by Mechanical Timepieces
The British Timepiece Industry and Industrial Revolution
Development of the Timepiece Industry in Switzerland
Development of the Japanese Timepiece Industry centered by Seikosha
US Timepiece Industry and Railroad Watch
From the Birth of the Wristwatch to its Development up to the 1960’s
Why are Stones Required in Watches?
The Stopwatch and the Chronograph Part 2