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Abbess’ watch (late 16th): In early pocket watches a variety of materials, shapes and types of decoration were employed. They were octagonal, oval, rectangular, book-shaped, or resembled flower buds and animals. Watches made in the form of a skull or a cross were to remind their owner and people...
Spiral spring in the watch mechanism: In the last quarter of the 17th century they began to use a spiral spring in the watch mechanism, which changed its form: it became more concave, onion-shaped. That was also the time when special cases were made to carry the watches, and greater became the part played by goldsmiths. Antique...
How to oil a watch: Before final assembly of the movement, balance endstones should be mounted on balance cock and pillar plate and respective capped jewels oiled. For the purpose of retaining a sufficient amount of oil in the pivot holes, we take advantage of a natural phenomenon, which is called capillary action. This action, roughly...
Some hints on measuring as applied to watchmaking: The success of every undertaking depends largely on the ability to figure out and make practical plans, as well as to work correctly from plans already made. The ordinary method, used in the past, is not well adapted to our line of work in this scientific age; we should accustom...
Famous american railroad pocket watches: FAMOUS AMERICAN RAILROAD POCKET WATCHES It was the end of the nineteenth century in America. The car had not yet invented. Kodak camera has not yet been launched on the market. Women wore long dresses, and the main method of washing clothes was a washboard. Few homes had electricity,...