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Old 17 July 2012, 10:25 PM   #30
Adam K.
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Originally Posted by MrNanni View Post
I hear most watch companies use women to assemble and do the fine details as they have better dexterity (smaller hands)
There's some truth in that, I'm sure. The practice (and the dexterity rationale) has been in effect for a long time, as images taken of watchmaking ateliers from the early 20th century and before reveal--a time when you might think women would have had little opportunity to work with complex micromachinery.
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