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 the conclusion that these were introduced before the stem-wind/stem-set movements at the E. Howard factory....
Setting Mechanisms
In addition to his elegant watch plate design, Edwin H. Perry received a patent for his stem-winding and setting mechanism on May 30, 1871. This mechanism was implemented when the.