The automatic movement is 100 years old

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DSotW

·Jul 13, 2026

https://www.fratellowatches.com/a-century-of-automatic-watch-movements-with-fortis-and-john-harwood/

 

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Canuck

·Jul 13, 2026

To say nothing of the pedometer based self wind watches circa 1770, possibly attributed to Abraham Louis Perrelet. Roughly 250 years ago!

Edited: Jul 13, 2026

 

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JimInOz

·Jul 13, 2026·Melbourne Australia

A must for any serious vintage watch collector.

 

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gatorcpa

·Jul 13, 2026·ΩF InvestiGator

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DSotW

·Jul 14, 2026

Canuck

To say nothing of the pedometer based self wind watches circa 1770, possibly attributed to Abraham Louis Perrelet. Roughly 250 years ago!

Thanks, I was not aware of that.

So, in reality, Rolex did not invent the oscillating rotor winding idea.

 

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JimInOz

·Jul 14, 2026·Melbourne Australia

DSotW

So, in reality, Rolex did not invent the oscillating rotor winding idea.

Correct.

Or probably even the 360º rotor, which I'm pretty sure was introduced by Felsa.
I did have a bunch of articles on the development of the automatic movement, from Harwood onwards, but I'm unable to locate them now.

 

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p4ul

·Jul 14, 2026

JimInOz

Correct.

Or probably even the 360º rotor, which I'm pretty sure was introduced by Felsa.
I did have a bunch of articles on the development of the automatic movement, from Harwood onwards, but I'm unable to locate them now.

walks into room - looks around - I know I put them down round here somewhere

Been there, done that! (On a regular basis)
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Pvt-Public

·Jul 15, 2026

p4ul

walks into room - looks around -

For me it usually goes,
Walks into a room, looks around, then wonder why the hell did I come in here.