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  2. Watchclock - Wikipedia

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    A watchclock station with key hanging on a chain. A watchclock is a mechanical clock used by security guards as part of their guard tour patrol system which require regular patrols. The most commonly used form was the mechanical clock systems that required a key for manual punching of a number to a strip of paper inside with the time pre ...

  3. Segal's law - Wikipedia

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    A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure. [1] At surface level, the adage emphasizes the consistency that arises when information comes from a single source and points out the potential pitfalls of having too much conflicting information.

  4. Daniel Quare - Wikipedia

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    Quare died on 21 March 1724, aged 75, at his country house at Croydon, and was buried in the Quaker burial ground, Chequer Alley, Bunhill Fields, on 27 March.The Daily Post of Thursday, 26 March, reported: "Last week dy'd Mr. Daniel Quare, watchmaker in Exchange Alley, who was famous both here and at foreign courts for the great improvements he made in that art, and we hear he is succeeded in ...

  5. History of timekeeping devices - Wikipedia

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    Watches were worn during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), and by the time of the Boer War (1899–1902), watches had been recognised as a valuable tool. [184] Early models were essentially standard pocket watches fitted to a leather strap, but, by the early 20th century, manufacturers began producing purpose-built wristwatches.

  6. Conservation and restoration of clocks - Wikipedia

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    When hand setting a clock, manually moving the hour or seconds hand rather than the minute hand to set the time can be damaging, as can be counterclockwise hand turning. [8] Moving the minute hand ahead on a clock by several hours when setting the time can also lead to clockwork damage.

  7. George Daniels (watchmaker) - Wikipedia

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    The "Daniels Method" refers to the conception, design and manufacture of a watch all by hand and this was the way George made all of his watches (excluding the crystal and hairspring). [4] Nearly all of these watches involved George expending over 2,500 man hours in the production of each watch with most watches each taking over a year to make. [5]

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