Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-01-05

ueiects that condemn IL ntrey. The only imported
articles used by The UNITED STATES WATCH coxnAxr
are the precious stones for jeweling the movements
and the enamel used in ing the dals. In the room
set aside for the Of mechanics in the construction
Of machinery used in the establishment, there is q
corps Of some IS men, whose sole business to con-
struot and keep 10 repair the various achi
out the building, Of which there something like
900, and with but few exceptions, not two alike each
one Of which has been designed and adapted for an
especi purpose Some Of the machines are novelties
performing they do various portions Of the work
The duties Of particular machine are various yet
in its performance Of them ALL It is JduHitu On this
machine arc made the steadypins Of the watch; the
wire, being fed in the machint it is cut off, headed
the thread cut, and screwed in its position simuane.
ously; while in some other cases. 40 minute is tho
work, and 40 deliberately must 1t be performed that
dozen machines aid in its completion
In the centre Of the second floor the Office Of the gu.
pcrintendent Ia situated, and In which the private
drawings are kept The drawings of all parts Of the
movements are on an enlarged scale, and upon which
marked the measurements Of the private standard
guage that is used by this company SO accurate In
this machine that the very smallest possible fraction Of
difference be OWNED to the twenty fifth
thousandth OF an inch. To make this more lain and
to show the exactness requredon the part of every
movement, we will say That the finest hair from the
huihau heau VIII suON W tnb nnRer uluer
Of one alf inch.
The process Of making the compensating balances Is
one of interest. They made Of ass and steel,
wi h gold screws and to complete them requires the
services Of many experts before they be finished
The operation Of making and polishing the pallet
jecsis which ohne ruby, is Of great delicacy
giving they do with their perfect a. qt,s, impule
through the fork to the vibrations o. the balance
when consider that it takes fuy huHdredthou-
sand Of these to weigh pound, than eight
thousand 10 a single ounce, We are indeed at fault
whether to admire the perfeS ton Of the work or an
plaud the genius who conceived the manner in which
1t is done. Impossible this statement may seem to
the uuinitiacd there still greater wonders per.
formed Steel screws, perfect in every particular
head slot and threadyet small that 1t takes
than fut hundred housa"d of them to weigh poui d.
or more than forty thousand to single ounce! and to
be seen advantage the eye must be aided by mag
nifying glass Of some power.
The facility with which the precious stones are cut
up and worked is astonishing when consider their
extreme hardness and critic nature; tu ingenuity
has again displayed itself and Teen brought TO bear
especially upon this point, and every obstacle
come, that the hardest stone is worked with
narrative ease Among the stones used for jeweling
purposes, the ruby, sapphire Spanish topaz,
net chrysohte, and aqua-mariLe the more valuable q
cess Of working these gems is requiring great care
| and they undergo many operations before they
brought to an acceptable condition. To make the rot.
Ter seIs working in the slot Of the fork the rough
stone IL first into slabs, after which II is
into squares; they then taken to the lathe and
turned with diamond pointed tools, then polished by
| means OF diamond powder, and when completed the
subject Of this labor is but one-sixt enth of inch
in length and about the thickness Of very fine needle.
On the third floor the Emotion room" is situate In
this room all the emotion works" are ftted including
the handspring barrel, the winding and tho stop
works One popularity the construction is in being
able to take out the barrel without taking apart the
whole ment afrording great facility for putting
in new handspring. The jewels for the pivot holes
are prepared and the trains for jewelng and the in
scrtion Of the jewels here performed Then comes
the enameng, marking tie figures gliding the plates,
etc. all Of which require the utmost skill and perpe-
ual vigilance The process Cf "damaskssning, known
only by this firm, performed with locked doors, as
also the devoted to experimenting. examine
ing some of the finer movements made by this
pany, find them made entirely of nickel; aud it is
this class Of work.that the damaskeening is shown
in all its beauty. The work finished in this style has
the appearance Of watered silk and far surpasses any
thing Of the kind ever before attempted.
The fourth floor may be denominated the great
work-roo of the establishment. Here the different
| parts, numbering 400 each watch
brought 70 final adjustment and are tested with re-
ference to the effect Of heat, cold, position and
"i,o,hronism" This the equalzing of its drv-
ing power, that at the end Of number Of hours
there will be perceptible difference in its running.
| This ia something that has taxed the ingenuity Of
many, but has been left for the genius Of this house to
perfect. 1t is well understood that the main spring,
when first wound possesses greater propelling power
| rI, Ion fart -
the spring is spent, and the movement must be Of
necessity be slower yet when the balance spring is
properly made and isochronized, its vibrations
| ntnualy tie same, and perfect uniformity is al
tanned. The testing Of watch is made every twelve
hoIrs aud the slightest variation detected RENE
died before the watch is permitted to leave tic adu'i
| ing
In this room are two pieces o APPARATUS for the per-
f1rmance of the final test. One of these two apIara
fuses is cooled Of ice, that the tempera
ture is reduced to zero; the other has sheei-iron
lpartments and is heated until it has attained 100 de-
grees in which the watch must alternately, with
out any variation time The time consumed in this
test il auout week. but greater perfection is OBJ
a!aed than gained by any Of the methods prae
| Used in Europe.
After the adjustment the works sent to the COM
pal US saesroom Messrs. GILES, WALES Co., No. IL
| Maiden Lane, ~ Y. This repository is worthy visit.
and no one that in the business coming to this city,
who contempates purchasing, should fail to see the
Nladdn.like wonders kept in store. Novelties of
every description In the watch trade greets the eye.
some Of which OF exceeding great value. Here
watches richly embelished with various kinds Of val
liable stones, some whose are fairly incrusted
with diamonds and bearing in design and color birds
and flowers as like they had been placed there by
| the pencil of the artist. Then watches incased
in plain solid gold, Of which maryes in point
Of construeon possessing every device to make them
| useful as well as ornamental few points Of one
wa CHI We saw we're admirable viz, the watch that is
| wound without key "a stem winder, which, by the
way speciality Of this house, and for which several
patents are held they are the most simple and the
only practical ones yet produced and eventually win
be the only style of watch that will have favor with
the public; the hands set also from the stem it
strikes the hours loud, distinct and unsteady sweet
after striking tn hour it strikes the quartz ard the
minutes 80 that in the dark its poss know
the hour and the minute. Other watches in cases, in
various forms Of butterflies, etc, the works Of which
are not larger than one-cent piece while in other
matoriAls such solid silver and plated ware etc,
| this house stands unrivaled. Here in the manu-
factory the master mind is shown in the management
of its affairs. order is the frst iaw-without 1t all
| would be confusion All engaged here are imoucd
with the spirit that charactrizes the members OF
| tnt huu NhiNh eh's '.iu's 'N'N'N''
them to roll the business, and guard successfully
| the many interests involved.
Many are the certificates from leading men in this
country the erfecon q the watches bearing tae
name Omitted States watch Company" but the mort
astonishing ia from the Hon. L. T. CRifrhSDfS'
late Register OF the United States Treasurer in which
he states that watch bearing trademark Frederick
| Anterior 4 Co.. Narion, n. j., Manufactured ~
United States watch Company, carried BY him from
December 1868 to January H. 1870 had io'Al NaiA-
ton Of oniy tiuJ seconds in the entire time This Is
narfee,op. and is, without doubt the very acme of
mechanical skill brought to perfection by the energy
and patient toll of F A. GILES, Esq, the worthy Presi-
| dent Of the United States Watch Company, aud the
| senior member Of the house OF GlLEs, WALES Co.