New-York tribune., 1882-12-31
WATCHES 4YD PERSONAL NAGNETISM
From The Ph,iadciphia Prcsq.

"Sir, you should wear an OPEN faced watch if you
desire 10 be accurate IN your time SAID watch
maker Chestuut-st. to the stout man; you are
too magnetic"
"Wh7, what the dcrce has the case got TO dc
with it ~ was the interrOeatiyc reply.
Every thing. Your watch has "a hunting-case,
necessItatlng steel springs Tor opening and shutting.
BY constant association with your body those
springs become magnetzel and they generate the ir
watchwUrks, and thus render their movements M
perfect" ,,.,
two minutes, more or less, day said the puzzled
stout man.
worn yJur watch fer over week anu II has
nrirher gained nor lost dozen seconds but then |
am from "A corporal point OF view, your antlthesls.
an exceptionally thin aud slender" ..
The stout man Wu~ed. Accordingly sand he,
omen faced tickeIs for fat men, closed cases for
. Not at ALL replied the other. Thin men have
AZ times mere magnetism in their systems than tat
men Everybody is more or less magnetic; you
happen To be particularly so; happen to he quite
the reverse ; hence my remarks anu advice FOR
the rest, Open-iaced watches are Always more ac
curate than hum ers. rhey are more alr-tight for
one thing As for the steel springs IN bunting cases
mechanical science has not yet discovered any thing
elsc TO replace them; the punlc Ike double cases.
ord there the matter remains for the present.
There are, however, many ill-couttlNed portions III
watches aud while the demand continues Tor
watches of Il certain price lt IS impossible. from
commercial poi"t of view, to think OF improve
ucnts Long used methods and ln0enlons engines
have been specially provided TO fashion ana cut ont
every one of tile minute paris which 20 u compose
the existing instrument Every watch consists OF
over 200 pieces employing over 700 persons, as
tr,bulcd among forty trades, TO say nothing OF the
tool makers or the artisans II the construction OF
the watch were materially altered, All the trades
WOuld have To be rG-leaTncd, new tools ami Wneel-
cutting engines would have 10 be devised, ana the
mai, rity OF working watchinakers become useless.
The consequence would be that the watch would
become enormously enhanced IN value and lt5 pos
session a token Of wealth. You see, III your COM
plicated stat" Oi society even machines ~ te pro-
cess of time come to surround themselves win err
clio of vested interests which cmbariaSs attempts
at Improvement
TONER as he placed hs watch IN his pocket. You
haye been many years. supp0se. IN The business.
OF course there must have been some improve
ments IN your time
" OF course. Watches uuring the past ten years
have grown mnch IN thickness. Old-fashloncd
watches are thin and HAT. nave had "atch ih
nv charge az Hat as a trade dollar. t Is Impossible
to properly adjust the MoiAs Ior neat GT'I anu anu
position under such circumstances. should nave
TO give YOU long explanation oI the packing OF
me, hanism % explain to yon why. .,,-
Well, ha. the increased thickness raised the
valnc =
No. On the contrary. watches are now worth
- rer ccut less tEan thcy wcF" twelve years a2o
/ nat fact you will say, bcaI5 AGAINST my previous
remarks. | am referring 10 the cheaper grade OF
WATCHES worn by the majority OF people. There are
watches which bring Tl,JO,lA ana watches "hch
can be purcnated fof TIS dNen. If YOU are will
ing to pay for costly work almost anything can
be accomplished.
~ made watch for a physician which lifted into
n siGnct ring not much larger than pea. II nhd
only secrnl hands. II was perfectly accurate
and VAS used By doctor 10 time the pulse OF his
patients That cost FiuO. Watches are made
from the size cf "A ten cent piece 10 hall adOlIar
and woin a. trinlicts by Indies. 1hey are also
fixed IN bracelets brooches tops and pencils, eye
rlusses and even umbrella handles; but they arc
very luxurious toys.
The stout man pad his bill ana went home.