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You are VERY misinformed (more)
In Response To: How many jewels does the 2531.80 have? ()

: I know that most if not all automatic watches
: run off of jewels and I've heard that
: watches with more jewels tends to be better.

You have been given a *very* wrong impression of what jewels in a watch do! They are not a source of power for the watch. And more of them does not mean the watch is better.

Jewels are used at several points in a mechanical movement to reduce friction. A typical mechanical movement uses at least 17 jewels. These are really inexpensive synthetic jewels and do not add any cost or financial value to the watch.

There is no significance to the actual number of jewels and the quality of the watch -- no more than the number of bolts used in a car engine make the engine any better or worse.

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