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Automatic (Self-winding)

Automatique | オートマティック | 自动（自动上弦）

Automatic (Self-winding)

Describes a mechanism that winds the mainspring by using the movement of the arm to cause a rotor to rotate and which, via specific gears, winds the mainspring.

See Abraham-Louis Perrelet

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