JEWELS IN WATCHES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20292, 28 December 1927, Page 16

JEWELS IN WATCHES.

VALUABLE SERVICE PERFORMED. ' There is a great deal of argument nowadays as to the country which makes the best watches, and the British watch o£ to-day can safely rely on the belief that British goods are best for its sales. Many people hold that the American watch has yet to be beaten, but recently watches of Swiss manufacture have been seen which are at least equal to the average American watch, and at a very much lower price. While on this subject a word about the innocent label oi “17 jewels ” would be appreciated (says the Cape Argus) Many people have been heard to accuse a watch repairer of either substituting their watch jewels with inferior ones or even stealing them. The average watch jewel is worth sixpence at the most, and the time taken in removing one of these would be worth somewhat over this sum, leaving the cheaper jewel still to be fitted! The above will cause people to ask why they are being charged so much more than the value of the jewel when replacement is necessary. The reason is simply that to remove a jewel the brass plate has to be cut away and a new ” setting ” cut to receive the new jewel, and this is often a very troublesome job. A cracked jewel in a watch may wear away a wheel pivot if not attended to within a reasonable time, and in such cases the charge for repair is, of course, considerably greater. Just look inside your watch and see if any of the jewels are cracked, and if they arc take your watch to a “ watchmaker,” together with this article. • It will surely receive his blessing. There is one factor which is greater than anything else in the destruction of watches which are not cleaned regularly, and that is rust. We hear a great deal about modern chemists and scientists, and if they ever invent a rust preventive for purposes of this kind they will do more than is expected of them. Mr Logan, of Louisville, Kentucky, went for a holiday to Scotland, and met Miss Jean Rutherford, of Dalkeith, the winner of a beauty contest. They became en gaged, and Miss Rutherford went out to marry Mr Logan Thcv were married in Quebec. When the couple tried to enter the United .States, Mrs Logan was pro vented from entering by (lie immigration laws. Tile objection has now been waived, and Mrs Logan has joined her husband in Kentucky. The word ‘‘carol” is from “cantare,” to sing, and “ rola,” a joyful interjection.