WATCH COMPETITION.
The particulars of the recent watch competition at Melbourne are some- ' what curious. They show that Swiss watches excel in point of accuracy; the American in point of finish and general appearance. Thus, out of a possible 500 points for good going, the Lode timekeeper that gained the first prize won 500 points ; for finish, etc., it got 403 ; while the American, which came in second, was assigned 480 marks for good going and 445 for finish. In the matter of accuracy, a watch by a London maker came next after the Lode watch, with 495 marks, and considerably before its best American competitor, which had only 430; but as touching finish it was last but one in a list of eight, gaining no more than 310 marks out of a possible 500. It would therefore seem that in the matter of good timekeeping English horologists have little to learn, but in finish they are behind both their American and Swiss competitors.—“ iNew York Sun.”
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2597, 18 July 1881, Page 3
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167WATCH COMPETITION. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2597, 18 July 1881, Page 3
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