T[ M E I$ T H E A R T 0 F T H E S W [ $ $ Measuring a hairs breadth is his business He $ no ordinary technician; the man who makes the good Swiss jewelled- lever watch-or any part of it: He needs the fingers of a surgeon, the eyesight of a miniature-painter and the patience of a saint: And then he needs the readiness of an opera singer to undergo a training So long and laborious that it would drive most people mad: Ask any engineer how he d like to work with screws SO microscopic that 20,000, and more would g0 into a thimblel But it $ this kind of craftsmanship that makes good Swiss jewelled-lever watches world-famous. That $ why they keep exact time for years; de- cades, and why they re small works of art: Ask any qualified jeweller to show you; then take his expert advice: THIS IS THE JEWELLED-LEVER 432 000 times a dav these two lever hammers strike the escape wheel teeth. Only if there'$ a jewel on the head of each can the ham- mers resist wear mauv years On1 end. For lasting accuracy, jewels elsewhere are useful, two jewels here are essential: Your jeweller' $ knowledge is your safeguard @s The W A TCHMAKER S 0 F S WITZERLAND
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 798, 5 November 1954, Page 15
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216Page 15 Advertisement 1 New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 798, 5 November 1954, Page 15
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