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Excerpt from Waltham Watches: Some of Their Qualities, Styles, Trade-Marks and Prices for Careful Buyers to Consider
The Premier Maximus, 16 size, shown in the illustration below, is by far the fincst watch movement ever constructed. Thc jewels are the best that can be procured, and all the material used is of the highest grade and fin ish. The watch is in a class by itself, unap proached in appearance and prccision. It con tains twenty-three diamond, fine ruby and sapphire jewels; three pairs diamond caps; raised gold settings; balance, pallet and escape pivots running on diamonds; jeweled main wheel bearings; is accurately tested for tem perature, isochronism and five positions; has double roller escapement; steel escape wheel with gold hub; patent micrometric regulator; steel parts highly finished with rounded, pol ished corners; winding indicator, showing on the dial number of hours watch run.
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The Premier Maximus, 16 size, shown in the illustration below, is by far the fincst watch movement ever constructed. Thc jewels are the best that can be procured, and all the material used is of the highest grade and fin ish. The watch is in a class by itself, unap proached in appearance and prccision. It con tains twenty-three diamond, fine ruby and sapphire jewels; three pairs diamond caps; raised gold settings; balance, pallet and escape pivots running on diamonds; jeweled main wheel bearings; is accurately tested for tem perature, isochronism and five positions; has double roller escapement; steel escape wheel with gold hub; patent micrometric regulator; steel parts highly finished with rounded, pol ished corners; winding indicator, showing on the dial number of hours watch run.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Waltham Watch Company
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266820147
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 26
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Waltham Watch Company
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781527817845
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 28
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