rdenney
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In the 1890’s.
Mar 03, 2020,23:12 PM
But Ball didn’t, as I recall, make his own watches. He used watches made by others and applied his accuracy improvements.
In response to a problem of train crashes, he became a consultant to the railroad industry and established the standard for railroad watches in the USA: my fuzzy memory says 15 seconds per week. The protocol was that the railroad employee would present his watch to the official timekeeper weekly, who would check, record, and then reset the watch. If it was more that 15 seconds in error, it was required to be serviced to bring it back into tolerance. The watches are lever set and the bezel must be removed to get to the lever.
—Rick
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Allt US watch History
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Ball watch!
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Because I am a stench supporter of BALL watch (it may be revived in US and shifted to Swiss, but who cares as long as it makes durable watches)! Accuracy under adverse conditions!
In the 1890’s.
By: rdenney : March 3rd, 2020-23:12
But Ball didn’t, as I recall, make his own watches. He used watches made by others and applied his accuracy improvements. In response to a problem of train crashes, he became a consultant to the railroad industry and established the standard for railroad ...