Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1900 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

• ! The Smallest Watbfrlii tiife tvorld tt at present 7 On exhibition in a'fihow vOittdow in Berlin, ft fc tliO latest triumph ; in the art of watchmaking—the art that has made such wonderful 1 progress within the last decade. ij ‘ . :* The liiiputiau timepiece was made in Geneva. Following are given seine o? the tiny dimlnslons of its works: The diameter of the little watch Is less than half an “Inch. The exact measurement 1s 10 1-2 millimeters, or ,4137 Inch. Its thickness IS .1182 inch. The length es the minute hand Is 2 4-10 millimeters, or .09450 inch. That of the hour hand is 1 3-10 millimeters, or .05122 Inch. The .entire works comprise 95 individual pieces and its exact weight is 14,5490 grains. After having been wound up with its diminutive key, the watch trill run! for 28 hours. The weight of the four main wheels, with their springs, is .6468 ghilbS. There are 13 cogs oh the little cylinder wheel,, which has a circumference of ? millimeters, or .0788 Inch, and weighs .75 milligramme, or ,01135 grain- : ,The moat delicate tools and measuring Instruments were madF specially for the construction of this lillputlan watch. The preliminary work in tha making of the timepiece was very expensive, and the selling price of the watch is comparatively low, being $1,250. , !