Little Falls herald., 1905-04-14

WATCH YOUR WATCH,

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You carry in your lower vestpocket
the smallest, most delicate machine
that was ever constructed of the same
number of parts. About 175 different
pieces of material enter into its con-
struction. and upwards of 2. 400 separ-
ate operations are comprised in its
manufacture. On this tiny instru-
ment you depend in some degree for
nearly every action in your every day
life. However irregular your own
hatifs may be, its habits must un-
failingly regular; and whenever ap-
pealed to, at anv hour of the day or
night, in cold or In torrid climate, on
the mountain top or in the mine, it
must tell the time within a variation
of fraction Of second day. or
you want to know the reason why.
"a watch is really one Of the most
wonderful achievements of human
ingenuity. Some of the facts con-
nected with its performance are Sim
ply incredible, when considered in
total. A blacksmith strikes several
thousand blows on his anvil in a
day, and is right glad when Sunday
comes around but the roller jewel OF
q watch makes every day, and das
after day, 432, coo impacts against the
fork, or 175. $50. 600 tlows in a year
without stop to rest, or 8, 153, 900, 600
in the short space OF twenty years.
These stupefying figures are far be-
yond the grasp OF our feeble intel
lects; but the marvel does not stop
here It has been estimated that the
power that moves the watch IS eqni'
valent to only four times the power
in flea's jump, consequently it
might be called four flea-power.
One horse power would suffice to run
2O7, 0O0, 600 watches. Now the balance
wheel of watch is moved by this
four ea-power one and forty-tnree
one hundreths inches with each vibra-
tlou, or 3, 558 3.4 miles continuously,
In one year; it never stops to spit on
it's hands to catch fresh hold
And It doesn't take large can Of
oil to lubricate the machine on its
8. 500 mile run. It just requires one
tepth of q drop to oil the entire watch
for a years service
"Hut it has mighty great need Of
that one.tsnth of drop Consider if
by reason of thickening of the oil,
or wearing out of the oil Tor for that
matter, by reason Of running, or bi'
cycle riding, or jumping, or any form
of q iar) the vibrations of the bal
ance- wheel are accelerated or retarded
three one millionths Of each 'excur.
sion, the watch gains or loses one
second dav or half minute a
month. The least increase of friction
on the bearings, though a change in
the form of the tiny globules of oil,
or through the introduction of dirt,
will bring about this. or greater
variation.
These are the hard facts of scien.
ti6c mechanics, illustrated by the
unanswerable figures Of arithmetic.
What is the reasonable inference tc
be drawn therefromf This, simply
tnat if you would preserve the time
keeping qualities of your watch@@you
will not let it go uncsred for unit
the delic ate pivots are worn by dir:
and they piteously beg to be cleaned
and oiled newly and set a-going. You
, will take it to a competent wat ch max.
or once every eighteen months for it,
rejuvenation.
hope that you believe am com
petent matchmaker. I will try to de-
serve your best opinion if you give M
q chance to demonstrate my skill upor
, your ailing watch. The pricef-no
, the lowest in these parts, but tn.
least that the quality OF my work
manship will afford. Maybe, after {
little experience you will conclude
that 1t is the cheapest in the end
Cheap" repairing is generally rea
extravaganza.
SPIRIT J. vAsALY,
Diamond Sign Jeweler