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the skeleton in the clock
For the most part, the craftsmanship and decoration, the clock mechanism is seen only in the repair shop and the Restorer but the skeleton in the clock is organized to reveal as much as possible the mechanism. The earliest skeleton watches are mostly in French, it is considered to be the closest to the English type, mostly mid-Victorian country of origin: in large numbers were produced at the time of the 1851 world's fair. Most are one of the striking a Bell at the time of the striking hammer is raised to the PIN-wheel; more complex examples is full of punchy, until, in the heart of the fair and other features. The anchor of the Chronometer Escapements are usually recoil, pinwheel, perdu, coup dead-beat and the severity of the examples as variations. The usual skeleton watches have movements of the baseboards, but better quality is a marble plinth, the fireplace to keep the clock in a dust-free. A watchmaker usually wound these watches in Victorian times due to the fragility of glass domes.
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