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Tonight's watch.... - Grumpyguy - 05-17-2017
When when seconds don't matter. Wearing the Lord Elgin Westwood from 1961. It has a 10k gold case.
Re: Tonight's watch.... - freeradical - 05-18-2017
Why do they put jewels inside the watch instead of outside the watch?
Re: Tonight's watch.... - GuyGene - 05-18-2017
Grumpy, your watches add a bit of pleasure to my days.
Re: Tonight's watch.... - DP - 05-18-2017
What? Where is that cool little second hand? It's not the same!
Sweet watch, tho. Simple elegance.
Re: Tonight's watch.... - Buzz - 05-18-2017
freeradical wrote:
Why do they put jewels inside the watch instead of outside the watch?
IIRC, the "jewels" are the watch equivalent of wheel bearings, because some geek several hundred years ago figured out that jewels allowed clock and watch gears to move with less friction than other materials. While sticking 'em on the outside might look more blingy, keeping 'em inside for mechanical movements gives the timepieces a better shot at keeping better time... at least that what the family elders led me to believe when I was a kid.
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Re: Tonight's watch.... - GuyGene - 05-18-2017
That's right Buzz. Friction reduction.
Re: Tonight's watch.... - btfc - 05-18-2017
Yes, I enjoy these watch threads too!