Pictured: Measurement on a Standard Regulator Screw from 16-Size Illinois Model 4 (5.25mm) The patent application submitted by Arthur Bonnet in March 1910 for his automatic temperature compensating screw indicates the effectiveness relies on using softer steel with less carbon content. In 1910, Bonnet’s design...
Arthur Bonnet
Pictured: Landis Watch Co. Automatic Regulator Advertisement, The Circle, March 1910. Several Months before the Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company even secured the patent for the new temperature compensating regulator.