American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 175
ong opening through which appear the rimsof four wheels, upon which are painted or en-graved the requisite figures for indicating thehours and minutes from Oh. Om., or Oh. lm. to1 lh. 59m. The wheel on the right derives itsmotion directly from the train, and having com-pleted its revolution and… … wheel until, together, they indicate 59. Theirnext movement actuates the third wheel andcauses it to indicate 1, when the three wheels willstand thus—1-00 ; and so the movement pro-ceeds until the whole twelve hours are regis-tered. This method of indicating the march oftime possesses, for certain…
Clocks and watches
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