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Roskopf System Pocket Watch

Roskopf System Pocket Watch found at a local antiquarian shop. Works and has a glass back protected by a metal lid ... It was an innovative micro-mechanics that...
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Roskopf System Pocket Watch found at a local antiquarian shop. Works and has a glass back protected by a metal lid ... It was an innovative micro-mechanics that was not well accepted by the industry of those days since Georges Frederic Roskopf intended and succeeded to produce a low cost reliable watch accessible to the working class ... more details for those who might want to know more ... https:--en.wikipedia.org-wiki-Georges_Frederic_Roskopf
Because of the low cost and simplicity of its construction, the name Roskopf was used for a long time to label cheap and-or unreliable watches ... but in fact the Roskopf System is reliable and successful as well as cheap. George Frederic Roskopf was a pioneer in "democratizing" the watches ...
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