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Horological

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hor·o·log·ic  (hôr-ljk, hr-) also hor·o·log·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Of or relating to horology or a horologe.


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Robert Egan, a fellow of the British Horological Institute, has witnessed the slide in their popularity.
It was not long, however, before Longines' craftsmen were concentrating their watchmaking know-how on models for the finer wrists of women, bringing a new horological aspect to Art Deco that exuded elegance and charm.
The models also feature a range of refined horological attributes such as dials adorned with a line guillochE[umlaut] dE[umlaut]cor, blued steel hands or partially open case backs revealing the traditional decoration of the movement components, such as the oscillating weight that is snailed and adorned with a CE[sup.
 
 
 
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