http://horologist.yuku.com/forums/7 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:19:10 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://horologist.yuku.com/forums/7 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/773/t/Antique-Time-Is-Now-Repairing-Pocket-Watch-Cases-.html
This applied mostly to the repairs that we did on Rolex cases and watch bands.

You can visit our web site at www.horologist.com to find out details about our jewelry repair department. feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/773 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:19:10 GMT http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/774/t/Federal-Trade-Comission-Guidelines-On-Precious-Metals-.html 23.0 Scope and application.
23.1 Deception (general).
23.2 Misleading illustrations.
23.3 Misuse of the terms "hand-made," "hand-polished," etc.
23.4 Misrepresentation as to gold content.
23.5 Misuse of the word "vermeil."
23.6 Misrepresentation as to silver content.
23.7 Misuse of words "platinum," "iridium," "palladium, "ruthenium," "rhodium," and "osmium."
23.8... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/774 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:06:34 GMT http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/776/t/Glass-Back-or-Display-Type-Pocket-Watch-Cases-.html
These types of cases were made for most all companies that manufactured pocket watches. Movements were shipped to different jewelers mounted in these cases. They were used to show the customer the different kinds of movements that were available. When the customer found the movement that he wanted, the jeweler would remove the movement... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/776 Sat, 03 Dec 2005 15:03:31 GMT http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/775/t/How-Gold-Filled-Pocket-Watch-Cases-Were-Made-.html
As gold filled cases have become so popular in the last thirty years, and there is so little known by the general public of the relative proportions to the different materials that enter into their construction and the methods employed in making them, we feel it would be interesting to our customers and their friends to know more about such an important industry. With every line that we handle and list in our... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/775 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:40:39 GMT http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/777/t/THE-NIELLO-WATCH-CASE-ARTISTRY-IN-TIME-.html THE NIELLO WATCH CASE ARTISTRY IN TIME.

BY JAMES H. WOLF

Pocket watches are collected and admired for many reasons. Mechanical ingenuity, accuracy of time-keeping and superior engineering of the movements are aspects which lead to the value we place on antique watches. There is also the artistic element which is exhibited on beautifully engraved watch cases. Multi-color gold cases have been eagerly collected for many years, and they represent the pinnacle of American case... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/777 Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:47:15 GMT http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/778/t/Gold-Used-In-Watchmaking-This-Is-A-Very-Good-Article-.html Gold has been used in watchmaking for hundreds of years. This PDF formated article is very comprehensive with many pictures available. We suggest that you take your time and read it. It is worth your time.

Gold Used In Watchmaking, By Gold.org. feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/778 Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:22:51 GMT http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/779/t/WELCOME.html
Ornate engravings were applied to both gold filled cases and to cases made using precious metals. It is not uncommon to find very ornate solid gold cases that housed only a 7 jewel movement. Plain cases sometimes contained movement in excess of 21 jewels.

Many cases were adorned with horses, bridges,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Timebuilder) http://horologist.yuku.com/topic/779 Wed, 19 Nov 2003 03:48:08 GMT