Reply to post: Re: This is a nonsense comparison.

The Wristwatch of the Long Now: When your MTBF is two centuries

Philip Lewis

Re: This is a nonsense comparison.

Broadly speaking, you are correct, but the devil is in the details and complexity of the movement. A top line movement with multiple complications is a wonder to behold. However, while a movement is a movement as you noted, new materials and constructions are still being developed and patented today.

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