Ball Marks Adoption Of Standard Time With New Trainmaster Watch
In addition to their fantastic sport watches, Ball Watches makes some cool dress pieces as well. The new Trainmaster Standard Time is an excellent example and comes with a very reasonable price in 18k rose gold. So why "Standard Time?" Today, we take our synchronized time for granted. Prior to 1883 however, that was something that didn't exist. It's been 130 years since the United States adopted Standard Time and the railroads consolidated 70 different time zones into the four we have today. It was also around that time that a jeweler by the name of Webster Clay Ball decided to utilize the signals emitted by the US Naval Observatory, setting the chronometers in his display window by the signal. This eventually led to Ball's official involvement with the railroads, and brings us to the soon-to-be released watch that celebrates that 1883 milestone.The watch in question is the Ball Trainmaster Standard Time, it's no mystery how they arrived at that name. Presented in an 18k rose gold case

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