Workshop notes for jewelers and watchmakers : being a collection of the latest practical receipts on the manufacture and repairing of watches and clocks, and on the various processes entering into the manufacture and repairing of jewelry, as coloring, polishing, enameling, annealing, oxydizing, etc. ... (1899)
Brassler, Charles · New York : Jewelers' Circular Pub. Co. · leaf 319
NO “STOPPER” ever gets as far as our shipping room. The movements must pass a rigid inspection at every step in the manufacture; then, after being put in their cases , they are timed for six days in pivoted trays, these trays being so ar¬ ranged that they can be turned to six different positions: … When delivered to the dealer our Watches are com¬ plete — ready to pass over the counter to the wearer. No case fitting, nor timing, nor regulating. We do all that , and warrant our work to be perfect. No trouble to handle such watches. Not much talking to sell them. No complaints when they are…
Clock and watch making · Goldwork · Silverwork · Jewelry
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