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a little tongue-in-cheek...
Thanks Nilo,
I meant that to be a little tongue-in-cheek in my effort to capture the extent to which each and every part is critical to the proper functioning of a watch and that each and every part SEEMS to be the absolute most important when you're focusing exclusively on it for a period of time. That said, yes, the hairspring is the watch. 
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A Day in Watch School Part Six - Hairsprings.
A Day in Watch School Part 6 Hairsprings by ei8htohms © 8-29-2003 Ok, I've put it off long enough, I think I've finally recovered from the Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and am ready to talk about hairspringing. Forget everything I've said before about ho...
Crystal clear explanation ...
John, Your statement " forget everything I've said before about how important the barrel is, the train wheels, lubrication, the escapement, blah, blah, blah. The hairspring is the watch. " is a big eye opener. I always paid much more attention to those it...
a little tongue-in-cheek...
Thanks Nilo, I meant that to be a little tongue-in-cheek in my effort to capture the extent to which each and every part is critical to the proper functioning of a watch and that each and every part SEEMS to be the absolute most important when you're focu...
