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Home » Vive la Differential

Vive la Differential

March 1, 2017
Jack McGuinn
Your automobile's differential is easily one of its most important components. This becomes crystal clear to anyone that has ever had to pony up to replace one. The differential, that mathy-driven, mechanically complex system that keeps axles and pinions running smoothly was invented by a watchmaker - for a watch.
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KEYWORDS differential Onesiphore Pecqueur watch gears
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