Watches have jewels in them, they are synthetic ruby, bloody worthless ... In the USA the government had to put a tax on outrageous statements 144 jewels
Here is a oscillating weight from a swizz made watch, that is stamped Waltham... Pretty and useless
Hugz & xXx
@MelissaBearTrix jewels in watches are anything but worthless. They are used as bearings*, they are critical for the smooth operation of a Swiss Watch.
*Other bearing materials are not as good, even if they are somtimes used in more cost optimised models.
@ekg @MelissaBearTrix Hmmmm. Let's tell a horologist why watches have jewels. 😱
@MrAndrewD @MelissaBearTrix that was orthogonal to what I was saying.
I was objecting to calling jewels in watches worthless, as they very much has a purpose in a Swiss Watch.
@ekg @MrAndrewD
In $ value second hand - worthless
In $ value to replace - expensive
In value to the watch - high
Hugz & xXx