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    Default Factoid of the Day 2-29-08

    Motion Work
    The motion work is a series of parts inside a watch that receive power from the escapement and gear train, which distribute and generate the watch’s power. The motion work is responsible for actually turning the watch’s hands.



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    Warning...Some watches contain a Loco-motion work located in the same general vicinity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mgiraz View Post
    Warning...Some watches contain a Loco-motion work located in the same general vicinity.
    Those would be RAILROAD watches?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
    Those would be RAILROAD watches?
    No silly, those are the watches designed by Kylie Minogue.
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    "But a Rolex is no ordinary watch."

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