Assertion: pocket watch's jewel | /r/CapableOf | reduce friction
Facets:
value: on a watch's mechanism
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Using the combination of a cap jewel and a hole jewel reduces friction and increases performance of the system.
text: The jewels were employed to minimize friction and subsequent wear on a watch's mechanism; having a high number of jewels adds to the value of an antique pocket watch.
text: Each wheel in the watch mechanism has a shaft that is threaded through a donut shaped jewel that reduces the friction.
text: (B), 19 or more jewels to reduce friction and increase consistency of the gear train (C), timekeeping adjustment in 5 or more positions to make sure the watch kept accurate time regardless of orientation (D), and adjustment for temperature to ensure accuracy in a variety of climates (E).
text: Although jewels are often said to be used to reduce friction, this isn't essential and many watches were made without any jewels at all, a good strong mainspring ensuring that the watch ran.
text: Jewels are bearings on the various gears to reduce friction.