Pictured: Magnetized Balance and Hairspring As electricity was fervently adopted in the late 1800s to power lighting and other devices, the influence of magnetism on watches became a more significant problem. Devices like telegraphs and electric motors wreaked havoc on watches that were relied upon...
Steel
Pictured: Burlington Special “Tungsten Steel” Burlington Watch Company Catalog, c.1908 [Courtesy of Martin Van Coevering] and Burlington Special “Nickel Steel” Burlington Watch Company Catalog, c.1911. The earliest advertisements for the.