breguet hairspring

breguet hairspring
\\brəˈgā-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Abraham L. Bréguet died 1823 French horologist
: a flat spiral hairspring whose last outer coil is raised and curved back to a point near the center

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