Now that you learned about the Crash, let's continue...
The Railroad standards were crucial for safety. Everyone involved had no choice but to embrace it. It resulted in producing highly accurate Time Pieces. The whole goal was to keep 2 Trains off the same length of track at any given moment. Crashes had to be avoided! The public had to be assured that Train Transportation was safe! The standards would make sure of that.
The 1891 Watch Standard Requirements were:
- American Made
- 16 0r 18 Size (Lancashire Gauge for measuring Watches!)
- 17 Jewel Movement or more
- Temperature Compensated
- Adjusted to 5 Positions (Face Up & Down, Crown Up & Down, Sideways!)
- Lever Set (Safety Device!)
- +/- 30 Seconds Accuracy a Week!
- Must be fitted with:
Double Rollers
Patented Regulator
Steel Escape Wheel
Plain White Dial (Or Silver)
Black Arabic Numbers
Each Minute Delineated (Outlined Around Face)
Open Face
Winding Stem at 12:00 O'Clock Position
These
Watch
Standards looked at life on the Railroad and all that it had to account for. Things like:
Dust and Ashes from Coal and Debris. Getting Bumped, Jolted and Moved around. Getting Dropped and Turned Upside Down. Being subjected to
Extreme Heat and Freezing Temperatures. The Watch had to handle all sorts of
trauma, and through it all, more than anything, it had to be accurate.
People's lives depended on it.So what was so surprising about the Standards? Read on...
