American horological journal, devoted to practical horology (1869)
Miller, George B · New York, G. B. Miller · leaf 226
mpletion, manyerrors make themselves visible, which mighthave been avoided by the exercise of a little moreforethought. It may be that, when the dial isbeing engraved, the circles do not come in theright position, or the weight comes into tooclose proximity with the pendulum or the case,or the cord… … POSITION OF THE BARREL. The position which the barrel and greatwheel should occupy, is worthy of serious con-sideration. In most of the cheap class of regu-lators, as well as in a few of a more expensive £18 AMERICAN HOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. order, the barrel is placed in a direct line belowthe centre…
Clocks and watches
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