American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 156
ulators. The seconds hand,which in this class of clock is the most impor-tant,, moves on a circle of its own, which is ar- ranged to be as as large as possible, while theminute and hour hands have separate circles,and which are engraved in such a manner thatthe position of all the hands may be read… … Figure 4 represents a form of a dial whichis favorable to the construction of as simple amovement as the dial last mentioned, and it isprobably the most clear and distinct arrange-ment for a dial that is in use. The hour circle,which is of minor importance in a regulator, issuppressed, and the…
Clocks and watches
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