📜Cauny History🚋Bababobo shop, handmade jewelry in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
- BabaBobo
- Mar 12
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 4
"Between the 1950s and 1970s, Cauny was led by Mireille Grebler👱♀️, one of the first women♀️to run a watch brand. Under her leadership, the brand followed a winning philosophy🪄⌚: elegant designs combined with reliable, high-quality movements, at affordable prices💸.
Although all production and creative direction was done in Switzerland, Cauny's main markets were Spain, southern France and Portugal.
Cauny and Tradition in Portugal🚋Bababobo shop, handmade jewelry in Alfama, Lisbon, Portugal🛺
In Portugal🍎🍋🥒it was a tradition to give a Cauny watch to mark important moments🏅, such as the end of primary school or the first communion. Many of these watches continue to function and are worn daily by their original owners or family members👨👩👧👦, testament to their durability and emotional value💖.
Cauny, a name that seems to have been chosen more for its soundthan for any other reason, is deeply rooted in Portuguese collective memory."
Sources: Cauny.com
17 rubis vintage watch movem🕵️♂️“17 jewels” (or “17 jewels”) on a mechanical watch means that the movement contains 17 synthetic jewels serving as bearings to reduce friction and wear on metal gears. It is the classic standard for hand-wound watches, ensuring better precision and durability.
Key points🗝️ about rubies in watches:
⚡Function: These stones (synthetic corundum) act as pads at points of high friction (balance, escapement, cogs).
⚡Meaning: Historically, 17 jewels covered all essential points, indicating a "fully jeweled" movement.
⚡Quality: Although it is a sign of quality, a number higher than 17 does not necessarily mean a better watch, but rather greater complexity (complications).
⚡Composition: These are synthetic rubies (Verneuil process, 1902). "
Source: Google AI🔮
