How does your watch movement, move? => 8 photos

  I took these photos with the aid of my 600x power Digital Microscope. You can now see the jewelled stone that enables the rotating gear to move relatively easily and with little effort.

 I won't go into details on how the gears are held in position. But suffice it to say, the ruby stone allows a smoother-running and more accurate timepiece.

  Here you can see the two ruby stones that were cut to exacting proportions. The gems were shaped to allow the gears to rotate without any friction.

 What keeps the ruby stone in place? It is the "snap-on" locking gasket. Instead of oiling the rotating stem every few days or weeks, the Ruby stone will allow the twisting stem to rotate for years with no problems.

 For a better running mechanism, the manufacturer designed this movement with 5 Rubies. The optimum number of gemstones is 21.

 The more synthetic gemstones being used will allow the watch movement to effectively run without any undue friction.