First Stem-Set Watch

Rice and Gerry’s Patent – The First Stem-Wind Stem-Set Mechanism Used in American Watch Production, Revisited

By Nathan Moore

In Patents & Innovations

New York Watch Company Springfield Movement #324, c.1869 A few months ago, I posted a brief study on Edwin H. Perry's patented stem-setting mechanism utilized in the construction of the first watches from the Adams & Perry factory. Following the post, a reader became curious...

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Rice and Gerry’s Patent – The First Stem-Wind Stem-Set Mechanism Used in American Watch Production

By Nathan Moore

Note: This original article has been revised to focus on the implementation of Rice & Gerry's patent in the early "Springfield" movements manufactured by the New York Watch Company following.