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Leroy 01 illustrates watchmaking’s historical links to scientific instruments

The Leroy 01 includes a thermometer, barometer, altimeter and hygrometer among its 25 functions, with an actual human hair used to measure humidity. Its complications illustrate the historical overlap between watchmaking and scientific-instrument manufacture, trades that shared precision metalworking skills and often retail outlets.

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