New York Watch Company Springfield Movement #324
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1869
This antique pocket watch movement, serial number 324, is documented by the source as an early 19-jewel Springfield model manufactured circa 1869 by the New York Watch Company.
The uncased movement illustrates the early implementation of Oliver P. Rice and James H. Gerry's patented shifting sleeve stem-wind and stem-set mechanism, granted on June 9, 1868 under U.S. Patent #78693. According to patent records and source commentary, the design engaged winding in one position and setting when the winding arbor was slightly withdrawn.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Pocket watch movement
- Patent Number
- U.S. Patent #78693
- Place recorded
- United States
- Patent Attribution
- Oliver P. Rice & James H. Gerry patent granted June 9, 1868
- Maker / attribution
- New York Watch Company
- Jewel Count and Model
- Early 19-Jewel Springfield movement
- Object Identification
- New York Watch Company Springfield Movement #324, c.1869
Design
- Visible features
- • Frosted gilt plate stamped with serial number '324'. • Blued steel shifting lever spring and screws securing the winding-setting mechanism. • Shifting sleeve pinion and winding gear mounted on a steel winding arbor. • Jeweled pivot holes visible set into the frosted brass plate.
- Patented Stem Mechanism Design
- The movement incorporates a variation of the mechanism patented by Oliver P. Rice and James H. Gerry under U.S. Patent #78693, granted on June 9, 1868. The patent application explains that the watch "may be wound, when the winding-arbor is in one position, and by slightly withdrawing the winding-arbor from the stem of the watch, the winding-gear is disengaged, and the gear engaged for setting the hands."
- Object Identity and Historical Dating
- The subject movement is identified in source documentation as "New York Watch Company Springfield Movement #324, c.1869". The source describes this design as an early 19-jewel "Springfield" movement manufactured at the New York Watch Company. According to the source, this patented design was used by the New York Watch Company for "a year or two" before being adapted for stem-wind and stem-set movements introduced by E. Howard & Co. around 1869.
- Visible Plate Construction and Markings
- Visual inspection of the uncased movement shows a frosted gilt plate stamped with serial number "324". Jeweled pivot holes are set into the frosted brass plate. The mechanism features a blued steel shifting lever spring and screws securing the winding-setting assembly, along with a shifting sleeve pinion and winding gear mounted on a steel winding arbor.
Identification
- Serial number
- 324
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement is shown uncased and partially stripped without dial, hands, or case.
- Research required: Historical claims regarding patent precedence and production dates are reported from the source article and historical patent documentation.