What is Incabloc Swiss watch?

The Incabloc shock protection system is the trade name for a spring-loaded mounting system for the jewel bearings that support the balance wheel in a mechanical watch, to protect the wheel’s delicate pivots from damage in the event of physical shock, such as if the watch is dropped.

Is Incabloc still used?

Nowadays, this ingenious device still equips most mechanical watches and Swiss or foreign manufactures. In 1988, Eric Zutter acquired the Incabloc division, at the time still owned by the original company, Portescap in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

What is a 17 jewel Incabloc?

17 jewels makes it a “fully-jeweled” time piece, i.e. an appropriate number of jewels for a reliable mechanical watch. The jewels are there to provide hard surfaces for friction points inside the watch mechanism to improve reliability, they do not provide a cosmetic purpose.

What is Incabloc watch movement?

A brand of mechanical-watch-movement shock absorber. Because a watch balance staff is extremely delicate, its pivots are protected from jolts and knocks by devices incorporating flat springs such as those made by Incabloc (Kif is another well-known brand of shock-absorber).

What does the word incabloc mean?

Horological Meandering – Incabloc is a Swiss word meaning TINY and about to be LOST.

Why is it called incabloc?

The brand, with its lyre-spring® symbol soon became a world reference. The Zutter family’s acquisition of the product from Portescap in 1988 ensures that production remains in its hometown of La Chaux-de-Fonds. The Incabloc SA company took its name from the invention.

What does a watch with 17 jewels mean?

A watch with 17 jewels is often called a fully jeweled watch. This means that it uses jewel (usually ruby) bearings in the mechanical movement from the balance wheel all the way to the center wheel pivot.

What does 17 jewels mean in a watch?

fully jeweled watch
What does 17 jewels mean? A watch with 17 jewels is often called a fully jeweled watch. This means that it uses jewel (usually ruby) bearings in the mechanical movement from the balance wheel all the way to the center wheel pivot.

What does it mean to have 17 jewels in a watch?

What does 17 jewels mean? A watch with 17 jewels is often called a fully jeweled watch. This means that it uses jewel (usually ruby) bearings in the mechanical movement from the balance wheel all the way to the center wheel pivot.

What does ‘Incabloc’ mean in a wristwatch?

The Incabloc shock protection system is the trade name for a spring-loaded mounting system for the jewel bearings that support the balance wheel in a mechanical watch, to protect the wheel’s delicate pivots from damage in the event of physical shock, such as if the watch is dropped. It was invented in 1934 by Swiss engineers Georges Braunschweig and Fritz Marti, at Universal Escapements, Ltd, of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

What does Incabloc mean in mechanical watches?

Incabloc is a shock protection system fitted to most quality swiss mechanical watches. The most delicate part on a mechanical watch are the extremely fine end pivots found on the balance staff. This is the post that holds the wheel that swings backwards and forward which regulates the amount of power that is released from the main spring.

Are Swiss watches overpriced?

Rolex Daytona is the most expensive Swiss-made watch ever sold. In 2014, one of the four Daytonas ever made was sold for $4 million. This watch features stylish chronograph subdials. Although there are other more affordable luxury watches, like Bulova 96B113, Alpha Paul Newman, and Tudor Black Bay Chrono, Daytona still has a more intricate design.

Are Swiss Made watches ‘better’?

The first reason why ‘Swiss made’ watches are better quality is because of the standard of their mechanism. Metal gears are used. They are made by hand and can be serviced – meaning that you can use a ‘Swiss made’ watch for an entire lifetime – or, several! The components and link pins are made with stronger materials.