New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
THE TREATMENT OF WATCHES.


Views as 10 the proper treatment Of watches differ
so greatly and are. moreover, so confused that few
words D. Of advice from R Efab %ec ib made
upon It's capabilities, must IN the first place DC tea'ed
bestowed upon every steamcngine how 1t Is watched
and guarded night and day 1t appears Selevldent tha
one Of a most delicate and complicated construction,
should De carefully and tendery looked after. Conae
uuently, a watch even the most perfect one Mlh
satisfy It's owner only when Ii Is treated III accordance
with it, sensitive mechanism, wien IL Is preserved
lousy clean As there is constant accumulation OF
dust and fbrcs from the wastcoat material In me
watch pockets, which penetratcs even into the best
closing watches It is advisable TO turn out and clean
In order 10 ken the coing' Of watch as regular
as possible II should be subjected to regular treatment
that is say, 1t should be wound up aWay, al @ nn9
same time Of day, and during the time that II IS hOt
worn IL should be laid down or hung up regularly az
cOrlnC 10 habit every watch goes differently WEeH
In watches having double case that over tne Nacl-
glass should never be left open. an aucHuVe Oh
for one night the glass is covered with thln MN OF
dust which will gradually enter tlc To&thss & 1, oTen
hronch The tnest openings in the case ana thus cause
disturbances People should wind up tIelr waGles III
The morning, not only because they EeheIaiS @ Il7e
nor regularly than they 20 30 rest but also beessJ
a snring fully wound up will more readily overcome
the disturbances which affect the coriect souS VI a
ratcI, durinr the movement OccasiOncd IN wearing u
springs VIII n2t @ Iaced directly ont OF the warm
ro"Lr rainst a cold wall on stu colder Ilhi1ie
Iab and for that reason protective mat ], de'iraDe
The capacity Of watch; r G[' Trd nor ovepneG 99 is
keeIins and lis more or less perfect hnsh II
@ D.. rxnccted Of the best horizontal Waich ina
t. .L"rld always keep good time, and even lcss 50 o
h irf.5or watche, which sold In large numbers
Tc T brCcs of fhe oil the variations IN temperature
Le density or humidity Of the air-all greatly ahect
,ho r0ing OF watch; and It IS only the lever Wach
~ 1e nc most perfect finish which ncutraizes those ad
nrse @ Influences 10 the greatest degree A. matter
of fsct no watch keeps perfectly correct ume ana
OI the hest chronometers used in oberN atores and
n hoard ship must be regulated ACCORDING 10 uaniSs
which fix those variations 70 WHICH "''''0' "'' ''"
jcccd. 1T, =, cleaned everv two or AZ most
ovcrv three years, If II ls desIsu 10 .h ~.
Dyo' tho al decOmpO.es gets mixed Win ue parucfs
~ Sust which enter the works Of even nc closing
otch becius 10 act as a grinding HlAcIlai shd wear
va tbo ,rorlng parts The best Watch VIII bc spOlled
EH ~ ms vT,y and win never keep sneh gOol tnc rs be
T., ,nre II frequently happens that W"''h NluIrc7
Ioning In les time than every two year accpg u
H. closes badly or is exposed to ncn ai't a.d art. %
Any one having the misfortune 10 hl"P W. "'''n ~
rafer or any auid should take II al 3noe 10 VAIL
maker 10 have il taken 10 pieces aiu a LOT "'
lay Of even an hour might spoh '"'