New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
SWISS WATCHES.
W0NDRoUS BITS or TIME-MARKING MECH.
A\lSM
RIVALRY OF GENEVA AND NEUCIATEL-CHEAl
SWISS wATCIIF>-r,NI wv" WIG
MINIATURE TIMEPlECES.

bulNlng watches ana MATCHMAKING Is one OF Ine
most attractive. As practical and readily compre-
hcndcd industry II j. also attractive In the popular
sense. II draws crowds OF visitors who never weary
Of It's fascination, whether Is watches or machinery
making watehe, before their every face and eyes,
From O'Clock In the morning until q o'clock In the
evening interest Is unhaggiDg and questions are UNI
ccasng. A thousand placardS. Please do not lean
the glass; would be rs one to protect Showcases
from arms. elbows. canes and umbrellas. 1t seems
10 be- therefore unite a matter OF good luck that
sonnet hing does not smash nj almost any hour I'm
the day. As to the exhibitor ana his question-sick
soul the crowds declare. "That's what he's here
for 30 II is to be sure. And every exhibitor not
only OF watches but everything else should nave ths
epitaph He was model Of long suffering patience
and poltcncssr Whatever doubt arises about his
mcdal Of reward merit under the John BOYD
Thocher single Judge puzzle the exhibitor ut the
Conmdan E>hn ition has ALREADY earned his "pl,aph
Sutherland sends th, largest and by fa' the most
magnificent exhibit of Watches Ids Is 10 oe eA
pcctcd Of n country where matchmaking has been an
art for centuries and where III" Government III great
mart maintains that art rs the chief Industry OF It's
people Tie Swiss exhibit Il pretty evenly dIvll'n
between NcnchatcI and Geneva. which are the watch
makinc c,ntons Of switzerland. The two paviions
Of highly poshcd woods are hut a few feet apart,
and In appearance equally ORNAMENTAL NooN'
them floats the swiss hag. always II strlnhg '""io"
I'm It's red cross the whit" ground h'S'"' NV
regular line Of watch display there are r"'' J'"'
and bcouufl novelties. giving to ehch pavilion It's
Individuality About forty firms or makes ot "a''heS
are represented in the exhibit Th"~' Include oh'y
tho bo., manufactures having established excellence
f,r time and finish While Geneva l. the great mar
kct for Swiss watches. Ncuchacl IS III" older ana
more important in manufacture" To N"ncm''' pc
longs tie honor of the first Swiss wltch-iau' pN !"
Ncnchatcl blacksmith. 1t was simple" CLUMSY '''''
piece. keeping the hour and with no prctenson to
Of min ~
ifiozcn centuries back the blacksmith r'ld" mech
oni.n was rs wonderful n the perfect Swiss watch
Of the present day.
decided rivalry exists between Ncuchatcl ana
Geneva watches. II Is the more Interesting because
il Is between but two firms. The points OF excel
ence claimed for all Of the Others are Snch rs "o"o
make a choice extremely difficult. You may "talk
watches with exhibitors an hour or more, Only 10
come 70 the conclusion that OF these timepeces Is
ahont as good II, another for time You could
hardly 60 amsS With any OF them, Tor the merits oi
one seen TO BE- ia" merits OF all. II really o'coi''
a choic" of style and not Of time, ana IN Inc long
run a matter Of taste I'm regard to cases ana cA'cr
nal finish. Bui II you put the question Nln"f'N'
~Wm n Is the best watch made In >witnrl"nd4 me
answer I, given qh kly aud YOU get OF fla" bottom
q t,. riyar. l. tw .rn N"nclarl AMI 6 new watches
without d.Iav ~ the Nruchii"l exhibit ih'f SAY
promptly and with con,iierail" pride: "'h q"
course, the Jul-, Icnrsrn-rn l. tn" bcei watch mao
ln switz.rlanI. Everybody who knows The J"nr-"n
sen make knows that. 1t Is ia" finest watch IN the
world"
n. unconscIou,ly. you bctray sh1d' Of doubt II
vani,hrs when they add
Even American, admit the superiority OF S"iss
watches. And there Is nothing In s"ni"riahu 10
beat the Jcurgcn>cn. Of N'uchatel'
stopping over TO ia, Geneva exhibit Won repeat
the question. Which /, IN" best wai'h made III
switzerland l1
The an-wcr T. equally prompt and perhaps with
a tr.nc ri,s" Ihfc in ID tone:
~lh now you ar talking Of ~" bc,' watch IN"
thing hIsl sridc-worth ih" MONEY. OF course rs
the Patch Philippe. Of Geneva. H., the finest watch
made IT., the best In The world
4 suggestive MI, moi direct, attention TO hand
sotn. franz o which hang couple of sror" OF med
al, The frame !, ut Llsh enough to look we'll
AMI f., make, the inscriptions the medals easy read
lnr 1h.g are Of hronzr silver and gold Of vari"u-
,e. and many OF them very beautiful. Inc yates
begin with La. on n small hronrr ana 'hu WIN
H.. ola e nix gold medal. iA' highest H""'" '"r
waiclr, ol th" Ia-i PM Exposition. They represent
,vcr. Word, Fair and Includ. even far away Au'
tr,u, and olr avn Centennial. There /, also the
eros, ~ the Lc-lon Of Honor. given 10 the senior
mariner W. s. Philippe. the founder II the PatrA
pDuippc watch in I,:lD. II (, ih" most c"n>i mus
show ol medals at IN" Exposition. ANA IL u '""''l""
~ III chest awards /, the most valuable" me
p,trk philipp. men regard It with pardonabl" pride"
and with calm confidence say thi expect - Au' '"'
C,lnmhian medal to ia" collection
A. n um,ke.prr there /, bui Ga" one grad" Z" 'h'
patch p,illppo and thai. It j. asserted Is 81 me
bi.hr,i exec lrncr TIE differences, therefore, III" !"
,,. cases. NUMBER Of jewel, ana hhNh W vi" ="
crsver Bul a small number % Ia" i'h'N SN''' arr
...n Their. ar, 'nameilrd cases "t 'NV"N"
- ,,,c and finish ~ a rule. however. this "at'h
hod. 10 III. plain. solid gold hunting 'hN" "' 'n'
o,d Tim. fac. p,it~rn engraving. leiv'ns tn" centre
F., accepted ~ IN" N'ilfAl
,, and affords greatest possibilities Tor the hh"S'
ncr,vinc # Is ~. si,lc watch. among all changes
and novr., d,tnandcd by th" trade. never S"'' ON
If fashion In all makes Of watches "i''hT 7N'''
ar American. one hnd- most "i 'h' "AP'ns'>' INV
r,r. In I'M, pain ~olId gold case. the exceptions
ara. ,hc small pretty" watches for women S'n'rAilN
,,io.u. vim nine thmc, ont Of ten cho"S" Nal'h
D. ia, h.a,,tv of A., ease rather than the value ol
IL, works ~ lim'kr'p"r'
Hy contrast. aud showing the advance III ""''H
usldur art the Patch Philip" exhibit lh''ud'' -"
,u. old watcae.. watch VIII hanmrr'u Bo''
case has the Arabic Inscription AnIci- li"''a" '
ma u.giro~ 4 watch Is running. thoush WITHOUT
h.,rspriur or timing device. III" cas-" i ih' "'"
o.s nucrnth century watch la, 1t, tmlhS
a.vIc. las mean, Of wooden pins. ana Is III Il h"h""s
ca,. of gold nagrer work. \ watrh m""' ~ IVA"
p,,s..on great grandfather of the famous Rousseau
I'm, th. balance movement ana lnirNprlhg. "' '"'''
inter 4 Is hat It 4, tie watch mentioned III '' III
y,ntory Of the Ruu,s"Hu property ah" "i' "''
Max ~ IGs st. now in the Geneva archives l' ~"
mo,rcity +. vonchrd for by Notary Public Jacques
n.i,rsu \ more curious watch Is entirely oi ""ou'
mad. hy a Russian convict In SIBERIA i'' r''"'N
,,c mechanism gained the cOnyicts pardon
The age Of the J"lrsrnNen watch 'n'"'S I'' ~"
cb,tr men 10 rise superior TO the array OF mo'a'S
I'm IN. Geneva exhibit. The JrurgriNeh Is rs oiu
- a., p,,oL phulupe ?, 1, The oldest higI
,r,dc watch I'm switzerland. The original Jeiirg'hseh
~, Iopc.r mikes watches. But he left "A VIII many
YEAR, ago In witch h. stpulord that no chahs 'Shom"
ever be made In the manufacture OF his wa''h. lie
did not believe that any Improvement OF progress
I'm the art could improve his work There was no
c,tiInc round the conditions imposed In his WILL rs
the penalty was forfeiture OF the entire business ana
rcp :iaiion Of KS maine Therefore the jules Jrur-
,rt,n v,,ch I. the same ola watch with the same
n cnnlLrX ago. Ihr iOlingrr