The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-11
CARE OF A WATCH
Uncle Sans Experts viii Tell You
All About Il.
WINDING IS ALMOST AN ART.
II Should Be Done Cautiously and With
The Striotest Regularity - Even the
Size Of the Watch Pocket May Affect
the Accuracy Of q Timspises.

| Size Of the Watch Pocket May Affect
the Accuracy Of q Timspiees.
Do you know how to handle. carry
and wind your watch properly? Do
you know mt what time of the day you
should wind 1t. the pocket In which 1t
Is best to carry 1t and the position In
which you should leave your watch at
night or when it is not In use?
These are some questions which Un-
Gle Sam will answer for his 100000. 900
nieces and nephews or such OF them
as are the possessors of pocket watches
Instructions us to the use and care Of
watches are given In n publication Is.
sued by the bureau of standards. They
are bosed on conclusions reached by
scientists after careful tests and on
the practical experience of some Of
the leading watch manufacturers Of
the land.
The importance of handling a fine
watch carefully and Of winding 1t reg
ularly Is known to almost every one.
But rules for the proper treatment Of
watches always have varied greatly,
and 1t is for this reason that the bu-
reau of standards investigated the mat
ter and prepared standard Instructions
whi,h 1t advises owners of watches to
follow.
The bureau. In its set of rules, first
cautions against allowing watch to
fall or receive a severe jar. either of
yurh fnh ta tnh IL, 80, It'd, ~ r.
nisiu. especially in the bending of pivot
or the breaking Of jewel. The mere
fall OF watch TO the end OF its chain
or the jar 1t may receive when the ar.
ticle of clothing in which 1t Is being
carried Is thrown down or dropped
may cause serious injury to the move
ment. Even the sudden motions or Jar
of jumping on or Off a street car may
lnjure it seriously.
Likewise care should be taken to
Keep a watch from becoming magnet
lied by proximity to electrical uppa-
ratus. although the troubles from this
cause are being reduced by the pres
ent type OF construction Of dynamos
aud motors. The watch case should be
opened as seldom as possible and then
only In places where there is little
chance of dust getting into the move
plent A broken watch crystal should
lie replaced promptly. even II the
watch has hunting case.
Concerning the importance of wind
ing a watch regularly the bureau of
standards states:
Even the delay of an hour In the
time of winding may cause coi>idera-
gle variation in the rate in some In.
.tances. The winding should not be
tione jerkily. but steadily and not too
fupidly. and its conclusion should be
approached carefully TO avoid injury
70 the spring or winding mechanism.
1T is generally regarded as slightly
better TO wind the watch in the morn
ing than at night. as the large varia-
tions OF the balance under the tight
spring will perhaps give more uniform
results with the movements and jar
of the watch during the day than II
the balance wheel were subjected to
the lesser tension twelve hours after
winding. The difference is. however,
not so important as the regular Wind
ing of the watch.
THE pocket In which one carries dis
watch. the size of the pocket and the
Kind OF watch chain or fob used have
more important effect on the uni
formity of watch's rate than is gen
orally realized. In large pocket the
watch is apt to turn to the right or
left by various amounts. giving irregu-
lar rates. unless one adopts some meth
cd Of holding 1t upright. Perhaps the
best method to prevent a watch turn
Ing in this way, other than actually pin
ming it in place, is to keep the watch
In chamois or kid watch bag, such