Abbott's American Watchmaker and Jeweler

How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.

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Push Piece

The movable part of a pendant used for opening the case. The small movable projection on the side of a case which is pushed in when setting the hands.

QUARE, DANIEL. Born in 1632 and died in 1724. He was the first to apply the concentric minute hand to watches and clocks and was the inventor of the repeating watch.

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