Definition of Breguet hairspring
:a flat spiral hairspring whose last outer coil is raised and curved back to a point near the center
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Breguet hairspring
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Bre·guet hairspring
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Origin and Etymology of breguet hairspring
after Abraham L. Bréguet †1823 French horologist
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