Triple
T17506772
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waterbury Clock Company |
E426338
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Timex Corporation |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Timex Corporation | Statement: [Waterbury Clock Company, successor, Timex Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timex Corporation Context triple: [Waterbury Clock Company, successor, Timex Corporation]
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A.
Timex Social Club
Timex Social Club was an American R&B and pop group best known for their 1986 hit single "Rumors," which helped pioneer the new jack swing sound.
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B.
Swatch
Swatch is a Swiss watchmaker best known for its colorful, affordable fashion watches that helped revitalize the Swiss watch industry in the 1980s.
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C.
Seiko
Seiko is a Japanese given name commonly used for women and borne by various notable figures in politics, entertainment, and sports.
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D.
Seiko Group
Seiko Group is a Japanese corporate group best known for its Seiko brand of watches, clocks, and precision instruments.
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E.
Tissot
Tissot is a Swiss watchmaker renowned for its affordable yet high-quality timepieces and long heritage in traditional and sports-oriented horology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timex Corporation Target entity description: Timex Corporation is a well-known American watchmaking company recognized for its affordable, durable timepieces and long history in the global watch industry.
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A.
Timex Social Club
Timex Social Club was an American R&B and pop group best known for their 1986 hit single "Rumors," which helped pioneer the new jack swing sound.
-
B.
Swatch
Swatch is a Swiss watchmaker best known for its colorful, affordable fashion watches that helped revitalize the Swiss watch industry in the 1980s.
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C.
Seiko
Seiko is a Japanese given name commonly used for women and borne by various notable figures in politics, entertainment, and sports.
-
D.
Seiko Group
Seiko Group is a Japanese corporate group best known for its Seiko brand of watches, clocks, and precision instruments.
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E.
Tissot
Tissot is a Swiss watchmaker renowned for its affordable yet high-quality timepieces and long heritage in traditional and sports-oriented horology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d889dd9164819087b1dc3c9240c870 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e45258b73c81909db581d4f1d27921 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 3:56 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:48 a.m.