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    What does jeweled mean

    What does jeweled mean
    Jeweled vs. non-jeweled

    Jeweled the bearings in the movement are usually man-made rubies or sapphire
    Non-jeweled movements have brass bushings

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    always wondered how they made the jewel bearings...

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    One of my students asked me about “Jeweled”
    So I took one of my old indicators apart
    It even works better now :-)
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