18ct Gold Open Face Pocket Watch by S. Smith & Son
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18ct gold open face pocket watch by S. Smith & Son, 9 Strand London, No.163-24 Heavy case, hallmarked London 1907, monogrammed back cover, gold cuvette. Signed and numbered high grade English chronograph movement, with raised, chased barrel cover; inscribed 'Watchmakers to the Admiralty'. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, minutes and seconds scales, Arabic numerals at five minute divisions, gold hands, centre seconds, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 for running seconds and 60 minute recording. Total weight 128gm.
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- Chronograph - A chronograph is a watch that also incorporates the features of a stopwatch, to measure elapsed time. Most chronographs are operated by two buttons, one to start and stop the chronograph second hand, and the other to return that hand to the starting position.
- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Barrel (in a Clock) - In a clock or watch, the barrel is a cylindrical component that stores the energy from the mainspring. As the mainspring is wound, it stores energy in the barrel. As the clock or watch runs, the energy is gradually released from the barrel, turning the clock's gears and keeping the time.
The barrel is typically located near the centre of the movement (the mechanism that powers the clock) and is connected to the center wheel, which drives the rest of the gears. The barrel typically has teeth on its outer surface that mesh with the gears in the movement, allowing it to transmit energy to the rest of the clock. Some barrels are designed to be wound by hand, while others are automatically wound by the motion of the wearer's arm.
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