Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1889 — A WONDERFUL WATCH, [ARTICLE]

A WONDERFUL WATCH,

The Intricate Mechanism of a 'Claveland Man’s Timepiece. W. T. R. Huntington, of Cleveland, is the owner of a unique watch presented to him by his father, John Huntington, a watch that is one of two, Mr. Huntington, Sr., carrying the triplicate. For both of these, it is said, the latter paid $5,001 in gold to the makers, Messrs. J. Badollet & Co., of Geneva. The case of the one described is of pure gold, four-ounce, while the works are of the most delicate and intricate character, and number 100 pieces. On the larger dial appear four smaller dials. The one at the top shows by a diagram of the sky the changes of the moon, the firmament being of lapis lazuli, studded with golden stare. The next dial to the right shows the leap year, the tiny hand moving around the circle once in four years, and an auxiliary hand shows each month. On the dial at the bottom is a hand marking the quarter seconds and one showing the day of the month. At the left, on the fourth miniature dial, is a hand pointing out the day of the week, and another ths tide as it ebbs and flows. Around the large dial, besides the usual hour and minute hand, moves a second hand and an extra horse-timer so arranged that the distance between two horses at the finish is accurately noted in quarter seconds. By pressing a button the past-hour is struck on a deep-toned bell, one of a fairy chime; the quarters are a more silvery note, and a rapidly tinkling companion gives the minutes. The watch is a stem winder and ons spring furnishes the motive power.