The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-19

locked away in safety-deposit vault
I'm the East Two weeks ago he had
1T forwarded to him here. and now
proudly exhibits il TO his friends. Mr.
Iou2hborougb does not place any par
ticular value upon the watch, He has
been offered $500 for it, an offer which
ne spurncd and jewellers state that It
is easily worth $500 for its historic
connections, if for no other reason. Mr..
Loughborough, however. states that he
will not part with the relic at any
price hat is glad TO show it 10 those
who care to see it,
The watch is enclosed in = heavy
gold case, III the back of which rests
piece of parchment. upon which can
be made ont the name "R. H. Lough-
borough, 1S3oi Removing the watch
from lis case, and then removing the
back. as peculiar a bit of mechanism
is 10 bc seen as one can imagine. Hold
ing the second hand in place is a
handsome diamond Of considerable
value. and carved upon the gold plate
lust beneath is tho British crown There
is but ono spring in the entire works.
The watch runs on an endless chain.
aud IN winding II up, not Il sound can
be detected. The few wheels contained
i'm thc works continue 10 run as per
fectlv and smoothly AS IN the days of
old and Mr.. LoUghborough states that
a" has never known Of the watch hay
ing undergone any repairs II has not
been even regulated since the spring
of 1899.
There is another feature i'll connec-
tion with this watch; Ii does not con
tain handspring. hui does contain
small hair spring. said to he about one
half the length of the haIr springs used
IN the watches of today. The balance
wheel Is more than twice the size of
those contained in the watches being
made now and the regulating arm is
fully an inch in length. Stamped upon
the watch works is the following in
scription. "Iitherland Whitcside G. Co,
Liverpool. = but there is no date that
can be made out. In place Of a main
spring there Is n small gold circular
box, which contains Il sort of rachel
arrangement which takes tho place of
the sprlug. Wind the watch up and
all that can be seen is the plain side
Of tho box. Allow it 10 run down aud
in place of this smooth side scores OF
Little points, like vcrv fine rogs, arc
plainly TO he seen. When the watch
has fully run down there is a row of
five of these little points, and by close
Observance the ratchet effect can he
seen working with the precision Of Il
dynamo.
The watch is a key.winder. and has
NV dlld'unl'ui NntltDN llt running Rt'tI
can be instantly stopped or started, as
desired. The dial is like that Of pres
eni-day watches. The hands sre OF
gold. while the second hand is little
affair not nearly rs large as those at
fached TO our American watches today.
The crystal Is of very thin glass and
is unlike those of the present time. in
that it bulgcs out q considerable dis
tance into what might be termed a
. swCll'f front.
1T is moi stated that Napoleon owned
the watch. There is 10 documentary
evidence TO prove this, but Mr., Lough-
borough has evidence that he did carry
the watch, and also has the necessary
papers which 90 10 prove the other
statements made in connection with the
wonderful timepiece. Mr.. Loughborougb
will not part with the watch, stating
that as il has always been handed
down from one generation 10 another
IN his family, he proposes TO continue
TO do the same, realizing that its