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 Posted: Tue Dec 9th, 2008 04:45 pm
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 It also covers the use of non oil or dry lubricants, bearings, and the most relevant to the watch world the migration of different oils through capillary action and micro droplets being knocked around the case through accelerations.  Small droplets of oil are really bad for the escapement throws it out of balance and changes the frequency of osculation.