The watch; its construction, its merits and defects, how to choose it, and how to use it (1860)
Piaget, Henry F · New York, Printed by C. Vinten for the author · leaf 17
cone enlarges, its influence increases,and when the spring is down, the chain is upon the-base of the cone, where the influence of the spring isthe greatest. Upon the shape of the cone of the fuzeertherefore, depends the quality of the maintaining pow-er. There is usually about half a turn of the… … Ratchet and Click. In some watches the ratchet and click are placedun-der the dial, and cannot be seen by the wearer; inothers they are placed on the bar that holds the barrel,,and are easily seen on opening the watch. The fuzee, or cone, can not be introduced intovery flat watches. The barrel…
Clocks and watches
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