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James McCabe
James McCabe born in 1748, was the son of Patrick McCabe, himself a notable watchmaker from County Lurgan in Ireland. James McCabe emigrated to London in 1775 where he established his own business in Bells Building, Fleet Street. On 2nd April 1781, James McCabe,was made an Honorary Freeman of the Clockmakers Company. He progressed to the Livery in April 1787, Junior Warden in January 1809, Renter Warden in October 1809 and Senior Warden on 8th July 1811. Shortly after his appointment to Senior Warden, McCabe passed and his company now situated at 97 Cornhill, Royal Exchange, was
passed to his sons Thomas, Robert and James Jnr and formally taken over by Robert McCabe in 1833 until they closed for good in 1879. This illustrious watchmaking house, one of Britain s finest and most illustrious produced in its 100 year history - 50,000watches, 7,000 clocks and 500 marine chronometers. The House of McCabe was renowned for the sheer variety of its designs and the creativity and prestige of manufacture was celebrated and revered by owners worldwide. These pieces remain highly collectable today and fetch increasingly higher prices at auction houses worldwide.
James McCabe Jr. 1832 Taschenuhr No.13616
While watches, clocks and other timekeeping artifacts from the House of McCabe remain famous, the brand McCabe has kept company with some of the most illustrious and iconic figures of history.
Lord Horatio Nelson
Lord Horatio Nelson s James McCabe pocket watch carries the inscription "Pres. to Adml. Lord Nelson By the Officers of HMS Victory Aug 20 1805". As gifted to him by his officers before the famous battle of Trafalgar. The watch sold in 2005 for an astounding 400,000.00 at auction.
George Washington
George Washington, the founding father of the United States of America and its first President owned this James McCabe pocket watch. This clean pocket watch with flowered band was likely purchased in 1793-1794. Today this pocket watch No 3030 resides at the George Washington Museum at Mount Vernon Virginia, USA.
50 40 60 30 10 20 AUTOMATIC WATCH - 2 HANDS (WITH SMALL SECOND) / 3 HANDS A) DISPLAY Hour hand Minute Hand winding 1 2 Small Second Hour hand Adjustment Minute Hand winding 1 2 Small Second P.1 Adjustment
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position1: hand-winding 2. Crown at position2: time adjusting by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. P.2
AUTOMATIC WATCH - 3 HANDS WITH DATE A) DISPLAY Hour hand Minute Hand winding 1 2 3 Second Date Date correcting Adjustment P.3
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position 1: hand-winding 2. Crown at position 2: date correcting 3. Crown at position 3: second hand stop; time adjustment by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. P.4
AUTOMATIC WATCH WITH BIG DATE AND SMALL SECOND A) DISPLAY Hour hand Pusher A Date Hand winding 60 1 2 50 10 40 30 20 Adjustment Small Second Minute P.5
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position 1: hand-winding 2. Crown at position 2: time adjustment by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. 3. Pusher A: Date correcting P.6
AUTOMATIC WATCH WITH 24 HOURS HAND AND SMALL SECOND A) DISPLAY Hour hand 24 Hours Hand 24 Minute 20 4 16 12 8 50 60 10 1 2 40 20 30 Adjustment Small Second P.7
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position1: hand-winding 2. Crown at position2: time adjusting by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. * 24 Hour hand moves linked with the center Hour and Minute hand. P.8
WED AUTOMATIC WATCH WITH DATE, DAY, MONTH, 24 HOURS AND SUN-MON A) DISPLAY Hour hand Day (of the week) Minute Pusher B Second FRI SAT THU SUN Sun / Moon 24 Hour Indicator MON TUE SEP OCT NOV DEC JUL AUG JUN JAN FEB MAR APR MAY Month 1 2 3 Data correcting Pusher A Adjustment P.9
B) DATE & WEEK SETTING 1. Crown at position 1: hand-winding 2. Crown at position 2: date correcting 3. Crown at position 3: time adjustment by turning the crown clockwisely or counterclockwisely. 4. Pusher A: month correcting 5. Pusher B: date correcting * 24 Hour hand and Sun/Moon indicator disc linked with the centre Hour and Minute hand. P.10
QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH DATE / 24 HOUR A) DISPLAY Hour hand Small Minute hand 60 24 Minute hand Pusher A 45 15 20 4 30 50 40 Second Hand Small Second 60 30 10 20 16 12 8 1 2 3 Adjustment Pusher B 24 Hour Hand P.11
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. 2. Crown at position 2: date adjusting by turning the crown clockwisely. *Do not set the date between 9pm to 1am, otherwise the day may not change properly. Crown at position 3: time adjusting by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. C) HOW TO USE THE STOPWATCH STANDARD MEASUREMENT Press the buttons in the following order: ButtonA Button A Button B (START) (STOP) (RESET) P.12
ACCUMULATED ELAPSED TIME MEASUREMENT Press the buttons in the following order: ButtonA Button A Button A (START) (STOP) (RESTART) *Restart and stop of the stopwatch can be repeated as many times as necessary by pressing buttong A. Button B (RESET) Button A (STOP) P.13
SPLIT TIME MEASUREMENT Press the buttons in the following order: ButtonA Button B Button B (START) (SPLIT) (SPLIT RELEASE) *Measurement and release of the split time can be repeated as many times as necessary by pressing buttong B. Button B (RESET) Button A (STOP) P.14
D) ADJUST THE STOP WATCH HAND POSITION 1. Pull the crown to position 2. Press button A or B to reset all stopwatch hands to 0 position. - The stopwatch minute hand moves correspondingly with the stopwatch second hand. 2. - The hands move quickly if the respective buttons are kept pressed. 3. Push the crown back to the normal position. P.15
WED QUARTZ WATCH WITH DATE AND DAY A) DISPLAY Hour hand Day (of the week) Minute SAT SUN MON 31 25 5 FRI THU TUE 20 15 10 1 2 3 Second Data correcting Date Adjustment P.16
B) DAY, DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position 1: Turn the crown counter clockwise to set the date. 2. Crown at position 2: Turn the crown clockwise to set the Day / Time P.17
QUARTZ CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH 24 HOUR AND DATE A) DISPLAY Hour hand Chrono minute hand 60 50 10 24 20 4 Minute Pusher A 40 30 20 16 12 8 1 2 3 Chrono Second hand Date P.18 24 Hour Hand Data correcting Pusher B Adjustment
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position 3: turn the crown to set hour and minute hands. 2. Crown at position 2: turn the crown anticlockwise to set the date. * If the date is set between the hours of around 9:00pm and 1:00am, the date may not change on the following day. 3. After the date has been set, push the crown back to the normal position. C) HOW TO USE THE STOPWATCH STANDARD MEASUREMENT Press the buttons in the following order: ButtonA Button A Button B (START) (STOP) (RESET) P.19
ACCUMULATED ELAPSED TIME MEASUREMENT Press the buttons in the following order: ButtonA Button A Button A (START) (STOP) (RESTART) *Restart and stop of the stopwatch can be repeated as many times as necessary by pressing buttong A. Button B (RESET) Button A (STOP) P.20
SPLIT TIME MEASUREMENT Press the buttons in the following order: ButtonA Button B Button B (START) (SPLIT) (SPLIT RELEASE) *Measurement and release of the split time can be repeated as many times as necessary by pressing buttong B. Button B (RESET) Button A (STOP) P.21
D) ADJUST THE STOP WATCH HAND POSITION 1. Pull the crown to position 2. Press button A or B to reset all stopwatch hands to 0 position. - The stopwatch minute hand moves correspondingly with the stopwatch second hand. 2. - The hands move quickly if the respective buttons are kept pressed. 3. Push the crown back to the normal position. P.22
QUARTZ WATCH - 3 HANDS WITH DATE A) DISPLAY Hour hand Minute Hand winding 1 2 3 Second Date Data correcting Adjustment P.23
B) DATE & TIME SETTING 1. Crown at position 2: date correcting by turning the crown. 2. Crown at position 3: time adjustment by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. P.24
31 M W QUARTZ WATCH - MULTI EYES WITH RETROGRADE DAY FUNCTION A) DISPLAY Hour hand Minute 24 25 5 20 10 15 Hand winding 20 4 16 12 8 T F S S 1 2 3 Second T Retrograde Day Hand Data correcting Adjustment P.25
B) DATE / DAY, TIME SETTING 1. 2. Crown at Position 2: - Turn the crown counter-clockwise to set the date. - Turn the crown clockwise very slowly to set the day. Crown at Position 3: time adjustment by turning the crown clockwisely or counter-clockwisely. * 24 Hour hand moves linked with the centre hour hand and minute hand P.26
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