There has often been comment about "railway" watches. These were the rules in
1900
Rules for Watch Inspection
The Burlington people do not propose that accidents shall happen through men
carrying inferior watches. New rules just issued provide that hereafter each
watch must be at least a ?nickel, seventeen jewels, adjusted to temperature,
isochromism* and positions, with patent regulator and Brequet hairspring? and
must not vary to exceed thirty seconds per week. Heretofore a fifteen-jewel
movement had sufficed.
Beginning on February 1, each watch must be taken to the nearest division
point, and there thoroughly gone over once each quarter, during the first week
of February, May, August and November. If found up to the required standard, a
card certifying the watch must be given to the owner. The card must be
constantly carried with the watch. Each man with a watch must go to the
inspector once each week and there register and have the variations of his
watch noted by the inspector, and have it reset to the correct time if there is
any variation.
The rules forbid an employee setting his watch or in any way changing its
movements unless it shall have run down. Whenever a watch is found out of
order and has to be left for repairs, a substitute watch may be furnished with
the approval of the inspector but must be accompanied by a special repair card.
Inspectors will have for sale the watches of the required standard at lowest
figure, and are to make necessary repairs to watches at reasonable rates, but
it is not compulsory that employees buy their watches or have repairs made by
the inspectors. All must meet the inspector?s approval however.
* "isochronism" means "equal in length of time; occurring at equal intervals of
time"
How times have changed (if you'll pardon the pun)
Rupert Gamlen
Auckland NZ
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