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Dissection of Elgin’s Patented Recoiling Click

By Nathan Moore

When the new “Veritas Model” was launched in 1901, each movement was equipped with George Hunter’s patented recoiling click. This design was originally introduced with the 16-Size “Model 1895” and was already in use on several Elgin models. The recoiling click permits the ratchet wheel...

Elgin , Parts , Patents & Innovations

Impractical Jeweling on the Barrel Arbor of a Going Barrel

By Nathan Moore

One of the issues with the traditional going barrel is that the barrel arbor only rotates while the watch is being wound. When running, the barrel rotates as the mainspring.

Analysis , Illinois Watch Company , Parts , Patents & Innovations

What is a Motor Barrel?

By Nathan Moore

Following yesterday’s post comparing Elgin’s going barrel to the patent safety barrel, there were questions regarding the distinction between these designs and the motor barrel. Today, I will provide a.

Elgin Going Barrel vs. Patent Safety Barrel

By Nathan Moore

In Analysis , Elgin , Parts , Patents & Innovations

Starting in 1898, new models introduced by the Elgin National Watch Company began featuring George Hunter’s patented safety barrel design, removing the necessity of a safety pinion on the center wheel and providing a more robust winding system. In the accompanying image, the traditional going...

Elgin , Macro , Parts , Patents & Innovations

Jeweled Safety Barrel Dissection – Elgin No. 240 B.W. Raymond

By Nathan Moore

A look inside the jeweled safety barrel from the Grade 240 B.W. Raymond reveals the barrel arbor attached to the main wheel while the mainspring is coiled inside the spring.

Elgin , Parts , Patents & Innovations

Cutaway Illustration of the “Veritas Model” Safety Barrel

By Nathan Moore

When introduced in March 1901, the “Veritas Model” was equipped with a new safety barrel, offering an effective replacement for the safety pinion used on older models. The barrel design,.

Elgin 18-Size Balance Wheel Comparison: Model 5 vs. Model 8 (“Veritas Model”)

By Nathan Moore

In Analysis , Elgin , Macro , Parts

When the new “Veritas Model” was introduced in 1901, the Elgin National Watch Company boasted about the “extra heavy balance wheel” driven by a mainspring one-third wider and fifty-percent longer than other watches of the same size. So, how much heavier is the balance wheel...

Elgin , Macro , Parts

Coiled Mainspring from Elgin No. 214 Veritas

By Nathan Moore

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the features of the mainspring in the new “Veritas” model: “The mainspring itself is one.

Elgin , Macro , Parts

Breguet Hairspring and Balance from Elgin No. 239 Veritas

By Nathan Moore

Excerpt from Elgin’s 1901 “The Watch Word is Elgin: Timemakers and Timekeepers” promotional booklet, describing the features of the hairspring in the new “Veritas” model: “All hairsprings used in the.

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