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All those factors--ruggedness, durability, cost, ease of servicing--were why Webb C. Ball argued that 17 or 19-jewel watches were best for railroad service. Such things as conical pivots and cap jewels made the watches more delicate and more difficult and costly to service. That is why, as told to me by a Canadian watch inspector/jeweler who ...
Swiss brands that were frequently mentioned in the mid-19 th century newspapers (1850~1870) as top watchmakers are: Aubert Frères, Audemars, Badollets, Bornand, Ekégren , Grandjean, Jacot, James Nardin, Jurgensen, Lecoultrc, Matile, Paillard, Patek Philippe, Ulysses Nardiu, Varcheron Constatin and many more.
Oct 11, 2015. #2. The Presto hand removers by Bergeon have several different versions with different operation. Some have a revolving drum that holds different tips for pushing on the hand arbors. To make yours thinner and better able to reach below the hands, you could always polish it down.
Buren Watch Company - Watch Wiki: The Best Watches and Watch Brands. and here is one that sold on ebay (completed listing) similar but not the same. Antique BUREN Imperial Swiss GOLD Enamel Porcelain Face Pocket Watch 7 Jewel | eBay. Here is a listing of completed sales of Buren Imperial watches on ebay. Buren Pocket Imperial Watches | eBay. Rob.
Dale was a mark used by Hardinge Brothers in Chicago circa 1900-1910. Dale collets were made for any of the dozens of watch lathes on the market back then, including some that will not work in a WW lathe. Wolf Jahn was a German maker. Whitcomb was the mark used by AWT on the genuine original WW and Magnus collets.
microscope magnification of 20x (which is 2x for the objective ( (the closest lens to object)) and 10x for the one next to your eye. But, it was also recommended that dropping power a bit to a 10x (2x by 5x or 1x by 10x) is a good thing to have because you may wish to have a bit less magnification from time to time.
A fuller story of Bentima's origins has to wait until October 1956 and a retirement presentation to Elias Buerger, FBHI, Managing Director of Bentima Co. following the AGM of the Watch Manufacturers Association, of which he was Vice President. Mr Buerger, then aged 81, had come to England from Russia in 1913 as a grain merchant.
There is a reproduction of a ad in "The Spectator" Saturday, April 2,1881. C.F.Mathey was one of the principles of Mermod & Jaccard a famous St.Louis Mo.Jeweler. St.Louis was the gateway to the west.They sold many watch company brands and Hampden was one of their largest customers. However,this is not a Hampden.
OK, I'll fire the first shot. My go to oil for movements with small pivots is Nye-140. For clocks with larger pivots, an American kitchen clock perhaps, it is Mobil One 0W-20 engine oil, but Nye 140 also works for this application. I only used 859 to reoil clocks that were originally oiled with this stuff. RC.
Apr 21, 2024. #1. For those interested in Swiss Fakes, I hope to the following will be useful. On March 3, 1871, the US Congress enacted the first protections against fraudulent trademarks on imports—and it was specifically for foreign watches. I stress that nothing like it had previously existed in the US; however, it was the birth of the US ...