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A ship’s chronometer is a precision timepiece designed for use aboard a ship to enable the accurate determination of longitude at sea. It is accurate to within a few seconds…

A shock absorber is a device used to reduce the amount of shock or vibration experienced by a watch movement

Shock Resistant is a feature of certain watches that allows them to resist shocks from impacts and vibrations that could otherwise damage a watch

A sidereal day is the amount of time it takes for a celestial body (such as a star or planet) to make one full rotation around its own axis

Signature is a watch term used to refer to a unique feature that an individual watchmaker adds to their timepieces

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A silent sweep is a type of watch movement that is virtually silent when the second hand ticks

Silveroid is a type of watch case material that is made of a combination of metals, including steel, nickel, and zinc

A simple calendar watch is a type of watch that displays the date and day of the week

Skeleton movement is a type of watch movement where parts of the mechanism are visible through an open-worked dial