Patent Regulator Catalog Your Favorite

[Tom McIntyre]

There seems to be some interest in patent regulators. I thought it would be good to have one topic that highlighted as many different ones as we could.

Not all patent regulators are found on American watches and relatively few were used on railroad watches. I will post a few of my favorites next.

Please post yours also and if possible get pictures of at least the top page of the patent to post.

 

[Tom McIntyre]

This is a picture of Fogg's patent regulator as found on a Waltham KW16 American grade. On this grade the regulator adds a jewel to the mechanism bringing the watch from 19J to 20J.

You can click this image to make it larger.

The regulation is achieved by turning the screw head, which is attached to a cam that controls the arc of the vibrating regulator bar.

 

[Tom McIntyre]

This is a picture of Oliver's patent regulator. It is a compound regulator similar to the one found on some of the United States Watch Company (Marion) watches. In this case it is on a movement made by Agassiz marked Cleveland Watch Co.

Here is a picture of the top page of the patent.

Click on either image to make it larger. There is a page on this watch at Cleveland/Agassiz.

 

[Tom McIntyre]

Here is a picture of DeLong's patent regulator. It is very similar to one patented 29 years earlier and used quite a bit by Vacheron & Constantin but has the improvement of an anti-backlash device.

Click to make it larger. I will post the patent drawings later.

 

[Tom McIntyre]

Here is Fred McIntyre's patent regulator. In addition to being very subtle, it introduces some significant mechanical improvements because of very tight coupling between the regulator arm, pins and hairspring.

 

[Kugler77]

Hello Tom,

thanks for your work!
I can´t stop to read and the that interesting regulators!
And please tell your friend that he should publish that informations about the regulators!
I would be the first how would buy the book!
I will send some pictures too, but I do not know the names of the regulators, that was the point
that brought me to the discussion.

OK here is one



And that one is the Chamlers patent



Best wishes Peter

 

[Tom McIntyre]

Peter,

Could you either post thumbnails or make your images smaller? Many of us still use 1024 x 768 screens and your wide pictures make the screen scroll sideways.

Thanks.

 

[Jon Hanson]

The vibrating hairspring stud (or pivoted stud) on Walthams exists in 16KW and 20 size (TWO TYPES).

16 (KW): 15J and 20J

20 size: 15J, 20, and a single known example in 21J AND 23J(?).

Jon

 

[Jon Hanson]

I believe the leader of the Highly Secret M.I.T. Encounter Group has been working on a catalogue of watch regulators for several decades.

Will this ever be published?

Otay watches also have an unusual regulator.

 

[Kugler77]

Sorry for the big pictures!
I had changed it, but the editing time was over.
But next time I know what to do.

Peter

 

[Tom McIntyre]

Jon outed my friend. We all hope he will publish it one day.

Peter, since the picture is hosted off site, if you resize the picture it should just change. You don't need to edit it here.

Its address is http://pw.mikrolisk.de/gal/albums/kugler77/Illinois_model2_Regulator.jpg

If that does not work, it is because the MB software is trying to remember image size and I don't think it does that.

 

[Tom Huber]

This pic is of a Tucker's Regulator. This has the square center as opposed to the round center on a Teske's Regulator. This is found on an early Springfield Hampden, grade 36, 15J. This watch was listed as being RRG when produced.

 

[Kugler77]

Hello,

I´m asking myself who invented that regulator that was used for the most Waltham model 72.
I have not found anything about that.

Peter

 

[Tom McIntyre]

I thought it was Woerd, but I cannot find the patent. Woerd did invent the star regulator and the long tadpole. I know I have a copy of the short tadpole but I cannot find it right now.

Here is a list of all the patents returned from the NAWCC Patent Database for "WTCH" "REGULATOR"
====================================
Number Ltr Re Description YYYY MM DD Inventor 1 Inventor 2 Assignee
19744 I WTCH REGULATOR 1858 3 30 BICKFORD DANA
22428 I WTCH REGULATOR 1858 12 28 HORN EDWIN B
23810 I WTCH REGULATOR W/ 2 MOVABLE TOOTHD SEGEMENT 1859 4 26 MERSHON RALPH S HARPER JOHN M
26593 I WTCH REGULATOR 1859 12 27 JAMES HENRY
27281 I WTCH REGULATOR 1860 2 28 GORDON JOHN
38393 I WTCH REGULATOR 1863 5 5 JAMES HENRY B
41461 I WTCH REGULATOR 1864 2 2 FOGG CHARLES W AMERICAN WTCH CO
42175 I WTCH REGULATOR 1864 4 5 FASOLDT CHARLES
48942 I WTCH REGULATOR 1865 7 25 HITTEL SAMUEL
49154 I WTCH REGULATOR 1865 8 1 REED GEORGE P
59394 I WTCH REGULATOR 1866 11 6 HILL ALBERT
61204 I WTCH REGULATOR 1867 1 15 HYDE J LITTLE
61867 I WTCH REGULATOR 1867 2 5 REED GEORGE P
63525 I WTCH REGULATOR 1867 4 2 JEWETT AUGUSTINE
68324 I WTCH REGULATOR 1867 8 27 TUCKER WILLIAM B
69053 I WTCH REGULATOR 1867 9 17 WARREN ANDREW
69381 I WTCH REGULATOR 1867 10 1 ZAHM HENRY L ZAHM EDWARD J
71924 I WTCH REGULATOR ATTACH 1867 12 10 TUCKER WILLIAM B
86411 I WTCH REGULATOR 1869 2 2 JONES FLORENTINE A
100130 I WTCH REGULATOR 1870 2 22 ELDREDGE D W
100246 I WTCH REGULATOR 1870 3 1 BANTA WILLIAM E ALLEN JOHN P
100511 I WTCH REGULATOR 1870 3 8 ELSON JULIUS
103190 I WTCH REGULATOR COMPENSATE 1870 5 17 HORTON WILLIAM H
110614 I WTCH REGULATOR 1870 12 27 WOERD CHARLES V
113281 I WTCH REGULATOR 1871 4 4 ELSON JULIUS
114644 I WTCH REGULATOR COMPENSATE 1871 5 9 CLARK JEDEDIAH P
129197 I WTCH REGULATOR 1872 7 16 WILMOT FRANCOIS
140090 I WTCH REGULATOR 1873 6 17 STAFLIN NICOLAS
151537 I WTCH REGULATOR 1874 6 2 HURD JOSEPH W
155031 I WTCH REGULATOR 1874 9 15 KEEPING FOSTER
156046 I WTCH REGULATOR 1874 10 20 TESKE CHARLES
156313 I WTCH REGULATOR DUST CAP 1874 10 27 SCHMIED WENZEL H B
156647 I CLK & WTCH REGULATOR 1874 11 10 MUCHIN MATTHEW
157021 I WTCH REGULATOR 1874 11 17 HUNTER GEORGE MOSELEY CHARLES S ELGIN NATL WTCH CO
163680 I WTCH REGULATOR 1875 5 25 MILLER JOHN A
167407 I WTCH REGULATOR 1875 9 7 MERSHON RALPH S
168429 I WTCH REGULATOR 1875 10 5 TESKE CHARLES
169458 I WTCH REGULATOR 1875 11 2 MAC NUTT EZRA
180579 I WTCH REGULATOR 1876 8 1 HAWKINS MOSES C HIGGINBOTHAM CHARLES T NEW YORK WTCH CO
180531 I WTCH REGULATOR 1876 8 1 BOYNETT EDWARD G
184229 I WTCH REGULATOR 1876 11 14 COWLES IRVING C
197687 I WTCH REGULATOR 1877 11 27 THOMSON JOHN
197710 I WTCH MICROMETER REGULATOR 1877 11 27 WOERD CHARLES V AMERICAN WTCH CO
204287 I WTCH REGULATOR 1878 5 28 BICHSEL GEORGE
206533 I WTCH REGULATOR 1878 7 30 BRIGGS LEONARD C
211584 I WTCH DUST CAP REGULATOR ATTACH 1879 1 21 PARKER SAMUEL G
221606 I WTCH REGULATOR 1879 11 11 PLATT ALOYS
229162 I WTCH REGULATOR MICROMETER 1880 6 22 MERTZ CARL W
229215 I WTCH REGULATOR MICROMETER 1880 6 22 WHEELER PHILLIP H
235940 I WTCH REGULATOR 1880 12 28 EATON LEANDER
239167 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 3 22 HOWARD CLARENCE M
239387 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 3 29 JOHNSON JOHN A
240053 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 4 12 TESKE CHARLES
240386 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 4 19 COMSTOCK THOMAS C COMSTOCK THOMAS C
248126 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 10 11 AWALT JOHN A
246367 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 11 8 KINEHAN C R
249367 I WTCH REGULATOR 1881 11 8 KINEHAN CHARLES R
257511 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 5 9 OLIVER RICHARD
264632 I WTCH REGULATOR INDEX 1882 9 19 CURPEN FERDINAND A
264787 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 9 19 STEVENS JOSIAH P
265568 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 10 10 BITNER ABRAHAM
266256 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 10 17 GOOLD FRANK C LOWELL JOHN P
269385 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 12 19 CHALMERS DAVID W
269588 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 12 26 LANDMANN JULIUS C
269670 I WTCH REGULATOR 1882 12 26 HOFFMAN CHARLES M
271965 I WTCH STEM WIND & SET REGULATOR 1883 2 6 WOERD CHARLES V
284079 I WTCH REGULATOR 1883 8 28 SHIVE DAVID DU BOIS B F
285959 I WTCH REGULATOR 1883 10 2 BLAKE CHARLES R
288086 I WTCH REGULATOR MICROMETER 1883 11 6 MASON CHARLES E
289359 I WTCH REGULATOR 1883 11 27 RUTTMANN CARL
291780 I WTCH REGULATOR 1884 1 8 ROUX ERNEST JACQUES FATIO LOUIS URIEL VACHERON & CONSTANTIN
293420 I WTCH REGULATOR 1884 2 12 CLAUSEN ADLER C SLAFTER J C
308448 I WTCH REGULATOR 1884 11 25 TUTTLE GEORGE I
311609 I WTCH REGULATOR 1885 2 3 REED GEORGE POTTER
312253 I WTCH REGULATOR 1885 2 17 CHURCH DUANE H
314672 I WTCH REGULATOR 1885 3 31 HOWARD CLARENCE M
318208 I WTCH REGULATOR 1885 5 19 SANDMARK SWEN P
318780 I WTCH REGULATOR 1885 5 26 MERKELBACH ADOLF
322185 I WTCH REGULATOR 1885 7 14 KAUL PIUS KAUL CHARLES ZEITZ ERNEST
336060 I WTCH REGULATOR 1886 2 9 OWEN WALTER W COLUMBUS WTCH CO
336360 I WTCH REGULATOR 1886 2 16 TUTTLE GEORGE I
342864 I WTCH REGULATOR 1886 6 1 EDDY NEWTON J
354283 I WTCH REGULATOR 1886 12 14 WHEELER PHILLIP H COLUMBUS WTCH CO
355093 I WTCH REGULATOR 1886 12 28 LEVASSEUR JULES CHARLES
357333 I WTCH REGULATOR 1887 2 8 PLATT ALOYS
361850 I WTCH REGULATOR PIN 1887 4 26 STRAIT ANDREW V STRAIT ANDREW V
362559 I WTCH REGULATOR SCREW CLAMP PIN 1887 5 10 WEIAND WILLIAM
365688 I WTCH REGULATOR 1887 6 28 JONES CHARLES EDWARD
369006 I WTCH REGULATOR 1887 8 30 HURD JOSEPH W AURORA WTCH CO
370038 I CLK WTCH TIMER & REGULATOR 1887 9 20 BEYERLE JOHN F
391101 I WTCH REGULATOR 1888 10 16 WELLES HOWARD W
394919 I WTCH REGULATOR 1888 12 18 GRANDJEAN EUGENE FRANCOIS L
395182 I WTCH REGULATOR COMPENSATE 1888 12 25 SHEAR WILLIAM H
395351 I WTCH REGULATOR 1889 1 1 RICHMOND ROME B
398987 I WTCH REGULATOR 1889 3 5 TESKE CHARLES
398897 I WTCH REGULATOR 1889 3 5 KISINGER WILLIAM S STIEBEL A C
414449 I WTCH REGULATOR 1889 11 5 SCHIMMEL FREDERICK W
427072 I WTCH REGULATOR 1890 5 6 GOLDTHWAIT WILLIAM
444458 I WTCH REGULATOR 1891 1 13 NOBS CHARLES
459278 I WTCH REGULATOR 1891 9 8 GAARDER SIMON L
459279 I WTCH REGULATOR 1891 9 8 GAARDER SIMON L BREVIG KNUT L
460957 I WTCH REGULATOR 1891 10 13 DUCOMMUN ARMAND
465935 I WTCH REGULATOR 1891 12 29 KINEHAN CHARLES R DUEBER JOHN C
470298 I WTCH REGULATOR 1892 3 8 KLAHN EMIL WATERBURY CLK CO
473422 I WTCH REGULATOR 1892 4 19 KOCHENDARFER SIRIUS EDWARD
474789 I WTCH REGULATOR INDICATOR 1892 5 10 ALLEN WILLIAM A
484176 I WTCH REGULATOR 1892 10 11 CHURCH DUANE H
493508 I WTCH REGULATOR 1893 3 14 MATHESON WILLIAM M
544576 I WTCH REGULATOR 1895 8 13 GAUTHIER AGILE N
569844 I WTCH REGULATOR 1896 10 20 SPORLEDER MICHAEL
621245 I WTCH REGULATOR 1899 3 14 HART EDWIN NEW ENGLAND WTCH CO
627053 I WTCH REGULATOR 1899 6 13 COLBY CALEB K
627817 I WTCH REGULATOR 1899 6 27 COLBY CALEB K
635760 I WTCH REGULATOR 1899 10 31 ENGWALL OSCAR F PEACOCK CHARLES D JR
639578 I CLK OR WTCH REGULATOR FOR HAIR SPG 1899 12 19 JOHANSON OLOF
645657 I WTCH REGULATOR 1900 3 20 AVILA ENRIQUE
665889 I WTCH REGULATOR 1901 1 15 ERIKSON LAURENCE
670364 I WTCH REGULATOR 1901 3 19 BOLTON THOMAS R
674712 I WTCH REGULATOR 1901 5 21 SANDOZ HENRI
680325 I WTCH COMPENSATE REGULATOR 1901 8 13 GEIGER CHARLES M
721361 I WTCH REGULATOR 1903 2 24 ENGWALL OSCAR F PEACOCK CHARLES D JR
736117 I WTCH REGULATOR 1903 8 11 LANGE RICHARD
756589 I WTCH REGULATOR 1904 4 5 CONOVER WILLIAM WALLACE
780160 I WTCH REGULATOR 1905 1 17 DE LONG CHARLES E MC INTYRE FRED
812234 I WTCH REGULATOR 1906 2 13 ROOST HERMANN
818043 I WTCH REGULATOR 1906 4 17 OHLSON OLOF AMERICAN WALTHAM WTCH CO
824466 I WTCH REGULATOR 1906 6 26 BRUN JOSEPH
861884 I WTCH REGULATOR 1907 7 30 OHLSON OLOF WALTHAM WTCH CO
898962 I WTCH REGULATOR 1908 9 15 BUCKINGHAM FRANK W HARRISON J HARVEY
902034 I WTCH REGULATOR 1908 10 27 WIENS JOHN J BOLDT FRANK H
948652 I WTCH REGULATOR 1910 2 8 PORTER WILSON E NEW HAVEN CLK CO
1114500 I WTCH REGULATOR 1914 10 20 MC INTYRE FREDERICK HILLS EDWARD R
1181510 I WTCH HAIR SPG COMPENSATOR & REGULATOR 1916 5 2 GROFF HOWARD M EBERHARD GEORGE F ROBT H INGERSOLL & BROS
1204417 I WTCH REGULATOR 1916 11 14 DOYLE CLARENCE V MOFFITT CHARLES W
2380292 I WTCH & CLK REGULATOR 1945 7 10 CAMPAU LAWRENCE M
2414618 I WTCH WRIST REGULATOR 1947 1 21 SUTTIN FRANK
2441847 I WTCH REGULATOR MECH 1948 5 18 SEMON FERNAND L
2630672 I WTCH REGULATOR ADJUST ETC 1953 3 10 LINE HENRY
2640349 I MACHINE WTCH REGULATOR 1953 6 2 GIBBS THOMAS B GIBBS MFG & RESEARCH CORP
2682187 I WTCH & CLK MICROREGULATOR 1954 6 29 KIRBY DAVID
2724946 I WTCH HAIR SPG REGULATOR 1955 11 29 VON AESCH OTTO FABRIQUE D'HORLOGERIE DE FONTA
2959913 I WTCH REGULATOR CONTROL DEVICE 1960 11 15 MORF ERNEST
3106819 I WTCH OR CLK REGULATOR AUTOMATIC 1963 10 15 DICKE OSCAR H
3163979 I WTCH OR CLK REGULATOR 1965 1 5 DOLBY THOMAS P AMPHENOL-BORG ELECTRONICS CORP
3186160 I WTCH REGULATOR 1965 6 1 DICKERMAN HUBERT E
3192703 I WTCH REGULATOR AUTOMATIC 1965 7 6 DICKE OSCAR H
3202848 I WTCH TUNING FORK REGULATOR 1965 8 24 BENNETT WILLIAM OGLE MUTTER WILLIAM W BULOVA WTCH CO INC
3306026 I WTCH REGULATOR 1967 2 28 KOCHER HANS BUREN WTCH CO S A
3382667 I WTCH BALANCE REGULATOR 1968 5 14 VAN HORN JOHN A HAMILTON WTCH CO
3397530 I WTCH OR CLK REGULATOR 1968 8 20 BESSON FRANCIS KREBS BERNARD GIRARD-PERREGAUX ET CIE S A
3425211 I WTCH REGULATOR 1969 2 4 VAN HORN JOHN A HAMILTON WTCH CO
3429119 I WTCH REGULATOR 1969 2 25 TAMARU MUNETAKA CITIZEN TOKEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
3435609 I WTCH TUNING FOR REGULATOR 1969 4 1 KUEFFER PHILIPPE G GENERAL TIME CORP
3435610 I WTCH TUNING FORK REGULATOR 1969 4 1 KUEFFER PHILIPPE GENERAL TIME CORP
3442074 I WTCH REGULATOR 1969 5 6 RINGGER EMIL A SCHILD S A
3451212 I WTCH REGULATOR 1969 6 24 MARTI FRITZ PORTESCAP LE PORTE-ECHAPPEMENT
3478508 I WTCH REGULATOR 1969 11 18 WILLIAMS THEORDORE M
3512352 I WTCH FREQUENCY REGULATOR 1970 5 19 ITO KAZUO KABUSHIKI KAISHA DAINI SEIKOSH
3540210 I WTCH REGULATOR 1970 11 17 SAITO TOSHIAKI FUTAMI YOSHINORI KABUSHIKI KAISHA SUWA SEIKOSHA
3540211 I WTCH REGULATOR 1970 11 17 THOMPSON HARWELL B KAULINS EDWARD TIMEX CORP
3564840 I WTCH REGULATOR 1971 2 23 MEITINGER HEINZ TIMEX CORP
3570237 I WTCH ELECTRIC OSCILLATE REGULATOR 1971 3 16 STEIGER HERMANN
3579977 I WTCH REGULATOR 1971 5 25 MEYLAN-ROCHAT ANDRE PARECHOC S A
3599423 I WTCH REGULATOR DBL BALANCE SPG 1971 8 17 BEGUHN PIERRE BEGUIN PIERRE-ANDRE PORTSCAP LE PORTE ECHAPPEMENT
3623314 I WTCH REGULATOR STUD 1971 11 30 SCHNEIDER JEAN-CLAUDE FABRIQUE D'HORLOGERIE CHS TISS
3630016 I WTCH REGULATOR 1971 12 28 FUJIHIRA HAJIME KABUSHIKI KAISHA DAINI SEIKOSH
3638419 I WTCH HAIR SPG REGULATOR 1972 2 1 DIERSHOCK GUNTHER RUDOLPH TIMEX CORP
3745763 I WTCH REGULATOR 1973 7 17 ZAUGG ROLAND A SCHILD S A
3797226 I WTCH REGULATOR EXTERNAL ADJUST 1974 3 19 INOKI KAZUYOSHI MASTUMURA TESTUO CITIZEN WTCH CO LTD
3815355 I WTCH REGULATOR 1974 6 11 SCHNEIDER JEAN-CLAUDE FABRIQUE D'HORLOGERIE CHS TISS
892 R WTCH REGULATOR W/2 MOVABLE TOOTHD SEGEMENT 1860 2 7 HARPER JOHN M MERSHON RALPH S MERSHON RALPH S
7057 R WTCH REGULATOR 1876 4 18 TUCKER WILLIAM B
7514 R WTCH REGULATOR 1877 2 20 FASOLDT CHARLES
26209 R WTCH TUNING FORK REGULATOR 1967 5 23 BENNETT WILLIAM OGLE JR MUTTER WILLIAM W BULOVA WTCH CO INC
7588 T WTCH RAILROAD REGULATOR 1879 8 12 PERRET CHARLES GALLET LEON L

edited to format better

 

[Kugler77]

Hello Tom,

I was not able to find that short tadpole regulator either, because of that I asked here
I`m working on a document with all the regulator patents from 1858 to 1940 with a short introduction on regulators in common. It´s not a big thing, just to have them all together in one document with the ability of searching them not only by date and inventor, but also from the picture of the regulator.

But it is a lot of work so it will take a few days...

I would be happy to hear about the short tadpole regulator to bring that patent together with the others.

Thanks Peter

 

[beta21]

Ok here are two of my favourites:

A real oddball to begin with and one not too unusual one.

 

[beta21]

Forgot the pics...

 

[Tom Huber]

Here is an example of Teske's Regulator found on a Hampden Railway. THis differs from the Tucker's Regulator that I post above in that the center section is circular.

Tom

 

[Greg Frauenhoff]

Re the Tucker/Teske regulator, at one time Tucker advertised that some 300,000 or so Hampdens had his regulator on them; although Hampden thought that they were using (and paying royalties for) Teske's regulator. As I recall, Tucker sued Teske/Hampden for patent infringement, but I don't know what the outcome was.

 

[Jerry Treiman]

Regarding Peter's question, here is a picture of the two Waltham tadpole regulators. The one with the short tadpole is Fogg's patent regulator. The crooked long-tailed tadpole was described as a patent heart cam regulator, but I don't know who invented it (was that the Woerd patent?).

 

[Jerry Treiman]

Here is a picture of the regulator used by Vacheron & Constantin, similar to the DeLong regulator that Tom referred to earlier in this thread. This bears the 1904 Swiss patent date, although there is an earlier 1884 U.S. patent for the same mechanism (patent #291,780).

 

[Jerry Treiman]

- delete this post as I intended to add a picture -

 

[Jerry Treiman]

-- oops. That obviously was the patent picture that I intended to post second. Here is a picture of the actual regulator, both in the 1884 configuration and the 1904 form.

 

[Kugler77]

Hello,
back to that Waltham regulator by Fogg, I was not able to find that patent, does someone have it
or the number?
The other regulator is indeet designed by Woerd in 1877 the patent number is 197710.
This is really a very interesting topic!

Peter

 

[Greg Frauenhoff]

This watch is a trifecta for me: my favorite Company, favorite watch, favorite regulator.

http://members.aol.com/gfrauen/315pwz.jpg

 

[Jerzy Ganczarczyk]

It would be greatly appreciated if some specific references on the ‘snail’ regulator (papers, patents, etc) could be provided. This regulator is quite broadly used in some high-end Swiss watches (e.g. Patek, Philippe & Co.). Thank you in advance.

 

[Tom McIntyre]

My favorite of the snail cam regulators is Wilmot's patent. This is actually found marked on some balance cocks.

I can't find a picture with the full marking, but here is one with Wilmot's name erased. F. Wilmot patent 192,197 July 16, 1872. I would post a picture of the patent but I have to go catch a plane right now and don't have time to webalize it.

 

[Jerzy Ganczarczyk]

Tom,
Thank you for your kind post # 5056. It contains one typographical error: Wilmot’s patent No. is 129,197 and not 192,197. It this patent Francois Wilmot claims that he is ‘of the city, county, and State of New York’, however the concepts of his ideas appear to have originated in Switzerland and were demonstrated in Swiss works before the date of the US Patent. Do you have any additional information on the subject? Was the effectiveness of this regulator studied in any published material?

 

[Fred Hansen]

Thanks Greg for posting the Aurora ... I was hoping someone would show that regulator and your nickel 15 Ruby movement is spectacular!

Fred

 

[Paul Regan]

Hi Greg. That Aurora is enough to make a Waltham collector switch over. Very nice! Can you share some of your photo techs as far as how you get the color of gold as well as the blueing to show up like that? Thanks, Paul

 

[Jerry Treiman]

A selection of regulators used by Waltham are also shown in this older thread. Regulators | NAWCC Forums

 

[Kugler77]

Hello,

OK I see that the short tadpole regulator seems to be a cryptic thing!
I was not able to find out anything about it. The is no patent of all the inventors that were named here.
Not Fitch, Fogg, Woerd
Maybe someone can solve that mystery.

Thanks Peter

 

[Greg Frauenhoff]

Paul,

The photograph of my Aurora was taken a number of years ago using film. I'm no camera buff, but what I used was a 35 mm camera with slow film and set up near a window on a sunny day.

 

[Paul Regan]

Thanks Greg, you sure did capture it! Paul

 

[Dr. Jon]

Not on a pocket watch but a very neat regulator

https://mb.nawcc.org/

The regulator is on the balance wheel and is the two "bars" pointing to about 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock on the balance. They drive weights that slide along the helical balance arms to regulate this free sprung wrist watch. This was Elgin's top line self winding watch.

 

[Jerry Treiman]

The micrometric regulator used by Elgin on their C.H. Hulburd model is another interesting one. The later form (upper image) is very similar to the one that Peter showed on the first page of this thread, as used on the Hamilton grade 400 and also several of the Illinois thin models. A screw under the balance cock pulls a block and peg against the regulator tip with tension provided by a spring pushing the other way. However, the first few hundred Hulburds used the lower mechanism. On top of the cock you can see the same return spring that is, in this version, visually balanced by a lever that pushes the regulator.

 

[Jerry Treiman]

On the underside of the balance cock from the lower image you can see that the screw pushes a lever that is attached through the cock to the visible lever on top of the cock. A rather awkward arrangement and it is easy to see why it was quickly discontinued.

 

[Jerry Treiman]

Here is Elgin's more commonly used micrometer regulator, found on a great many of their mid-grade to top-of-the-line models. [This example from the 19j 0-size gr.205].

 

[Jon Hanson]

View The Major's "It's About Time" for interesting & unusual regulators!

Jon

 

[Tom Huber]

The regulator is not uncommon and is found on many model 83 Walthams. I don't know the name of it. Maybe Tom M or Jon can chime in with its name.

Tom

 

[Kugler77]

Hello Tom,

I do not know the name, but it was invented by O. Ohlson in 1906.
Patent number 818043.
The question is, if there are correct names for the regulators!?
I think the most names like star wheel or so are just colloquial names.

Peter

 

[Jerry Treiman]

I have searched the resources that I am aware of, including the patent search at pocketwatchdatabase.com, however, I have not been able to find any patent information for the regulators that Elgin used on their C.H. Hulburd presentation model (grade 446). They used a rather complicated version initially (bottom image) and very quickly simplified it a little for the rest of production (upper image). I don’t believe this was used on any other Elgins. Does anyone know if these designs were patented?

 

[Clint Geller]

Since this old thread has been resurrected, here are some more interesting regulators from my image files. (Only the two Waltham's currently belong to me.) In order, they are:

1. Mershon's patent rack and pin regulator Type I (scythe style) on E. Howard & Co. Model 1862 (Series III) movement SN 3,518.

2. Mershon's patent rack and pin regulator Type II (curved T style) on EH&Co Model 1862 (Series III) nickel plated and damaskeened movement SN 21,576. This is one 'of only 20 nickel finished Model 1862 movements with Mershon's regulator.

3. Reed's patented "whiplash" or "swan's neck" regulator on nickel movement SN 18,097. This movement is an anomaly, as it was clearly held back for a year or two and finished after nickel plated finish and Reed's patent regulator both were otherwise introduced over 2,400 serial numbers later.

4. Reed's patent regulator as implemented on a Reed chronometer movement. A patent dispute with Charles Fassoldt over Reed's regulator patent discouraged EH&Co from marking Reed's regulator patent on their watches. George Reed had no such inhibitions, though this particular Reed movement does not seem to carry that patent date.

5. An Elgin micrometer regulator on a Grade 91 21 jewel convertible.

6. Earlier in this thread it was stated that only one 21 jewel example existed of a Waltham watch with Fogg's patent vibrating stud regulator. Well, either this AWCo Grade KW20 movement SN 150,024 is it, o'r it is a second one, as both ends of the vibrating arm arbor run in hole jewels. As mentioned elsewhere, SN 150,024 may be the first 21 jewel American watch.

7. A Fogg's cam (a.k.a., "tadpole") regulator on one of my 21 jewel AWCo Grade Model 1872's, SN 1,265,944, a gold dome model out of the fourth run of AWCo Grade movements.

 

[Harold Visser]

Clint, that nickel KW KS looked familiar but the number didn't ring a bell, I think you meant 21,576 not 21,586 right?

 

[Clint Geller]

Clint, that nickel KW KS looked familiar but the number didn't ring a bell, I think you meant 21,576 not 21,586 right?
View attachment 663364

Yes, you are right, Harold. Correction made. Thank you for the better picture.

 

[Rick Hufnagel]

None are uncommon or anything but this thread seems to be missing some pictures. Here are some basics.

Waltham model 70. Key and stem. Woerd regulator. Personally I like the double arm

Patent Watch Regulator by Charles V. Woerd Issued Dec 27, 1870

Horology Patents - Patent Watch Regulator by Charles V. Woerd Issued Dec 27, 1870

pocketwatchdatabase.com

Teske. Angled and round jaws.

Patent Watch Regulator by Charles Teske Issued Oct 5, 1875

Horology Patents - Patent Watch Regulator by Charles Teske Issued Oct 5, 1875

pocketwatchdatabase.com

Hurd

Patent Watch Regulator by Joseph W. Hurd Issued Aug 30, 1887

Horology Patents - Patent Watch Regulator by Joseph W. Hurd Issued Aug 30, 1887

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Owen

Patent Watch Regulator by Walter W. Owen Issued Feb 9, 1886

Horology Patents - Patent Watch Regulator by Walter W. Owen Issued Feb 9, 1886

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The one Clint posted is my favorite version of the Hunter & Moseley regulator added to a 16s model 1, but here is the more common large size found on the 18s.

Patent Watch Regulator by George Hunter Issued Nov 17, 1874

Horology Patents - Patent Watch Regulator by George Hunter Issued Nov 17, 1874

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Last but not least... Elgin used this on the 16s grades 107 &108, and 3&4. I don't have any info on a patent though... Maybe someone knows? It's a very nicely functioning system.

 

[KipW]

Circa 1880's Illinois 106 - Wheeler's regulator. (Similar to Chalmers. Don't know which is considered "superior" and for what reason(s), but both were used on early Illinois.)

 

[KipW]

Here's the Chalmer's...on an 1885 18s Grade 5.

 

[KipW]

Here is a "Bitner" regulator, used on Keystone 18s "dustproof" models.

 

[KipW]

How about this South Bend "needle"?