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 +====== Pellaton, Albert ======
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 +**Albert Pellaton** (* 1898; † 1966) was a Swiss watchmaker and inventor.
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 +He was initially employed by [[Vacheron Constantin]], where he first completed his watchmaking apprenticeship and later became a movement designer. [[1944]], after the dissolution of the design department due to the merger of Vacheron Constantin with [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]], he left the company and joined [[IWC]]. There he worked as technical director until [[1966]].
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 +Pellaton became famous for inventing the [[Pellaton winding system]], which could achieve a [[power reserve]] of up to seven days. He had developed this system [[1946]]; [[1960]] it was patented.
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 +Other developments by Pellaton:
 +  * 1946: [[IWC 89|Caliber 89]] with [[center second]]
 +  * [[1948]]: [[IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XI|Pilot's Watch Mark XI]] with inner case of [[soft iron]] for magnetic shielding,
 +  * [[1950]]: the first IWC caliber ([[IWC 81|Caliber 81]]) with [[automatic]] winding, 
 +  * [[1954]]: the [[IWC Ingenieur]],
 +  * [[1959]]: Caliber 44 for ladies' watches. 
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 +===== Literature =====
 +  * Jörg M. Mehltretter: Armbanduhren-Spezial: IWC – Geschichte, Design, Technik. ISBN 3898800458
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 +{{tag>Biographies}}
  
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