Year: 1885

page_text: I, CHARLES HECTOR GOLAY of 46 Myddleton Square in the County of Middlesex
Watch Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention has for its object to enable the well known "Rocking Bar" key-
less winding motion to be applied to a Repeating, Calendar, or other complicated
watch movement in lieu of the ordinary winding shaft, which is liable to fall
out of the pendant or to be broken in taking the movement out of the case for
cleaning or repairs.
The advantages of the Rocking Bar Keyless Winding motion are that it is more
simple less expensive and not so liable to get out of order; the winding of the
watch is smoother and therefore there is not so much wear; the case can be made
flatter and the pendant can always be placed in the middle of the band of the
watch case.
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The invention consists in such an alteration of the "caliber" of the watch as
will enable the Rocking Bar Keyless Winding Motion to be applied. The essential
change in the caliber is the placing of the centre wheel under the Barrel instead of
above it, the centre wheel being located in a recess turned in the pillar plate instead
of in the top plate-In this situation the centre wheel comes also beneath the
Balance and does not interfere with the arrangement of the parts composing the
escapement, the consequence being that the escapement is less cramped for room
and can be so arranged that it will not come in the way of the complicated
repeating mechanism at the other side of the pillar plate.
The alteration in the position of the centre" wheel involves a corresponding
modification in all the other parts of the watch train as will be readily understood.
Dated this 12th day of October 1885
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page_text: Improvements in Keyless, Repeating, and other Watohes.
I CHARLES HECTOR GOLAY of 46 Myddleton Square, in the County of Middlesex,
Watch Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
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My Invention has for its object to enable the well known "Rocking Bar
Keyless-Winding Motion to be applied to a repeating calendar watch, or other
complicated watch movement, in lieu of the ordinary winding shaft, which is liable
to fall out of the pendant, or to be broken in taking the movement out of the case
for cleaning or repairs. The advantages of the "Rocking Bar" Keyless Winding
Motion over the ordinary winding shaft, are;-That the former is more simple,
less expensive, less liable to wear, and get out of order, and the winding of the
watch is smoother; the case can be made flatter, and the pendant can always be
placed in the middle of the band of the case, which cannot be done when the
winding shaft is used without unduly increasing the thickness of the Case.
The Invention consists in such an alteration of the "calibre" of the watch, as
will enable the "Rocking Bar" Keyless Winding Motion to be applied. The
essential change in the "calibre" is the placing of the centre wheel under the
Barrel, instead of above it, as usual in the particular class of watch to which this
Invention alone applies; the centre wheel being located in a recess turned in the
pillar plate instead of in the top plate. In this situation the centre wheel comes
also beneath the balance, and does not interfere with the arrangement of the parts
composing the escapement; the consequence being that the escapement is less
cramped for room, and can be so arranged that it will not come in the way of the
complicated repeating mechanism at the other side of the pillar plate..
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
specification; wherein Figure 1 is a face view of a watch the dial being removed,
showing the "rocking bar" winding gear, and any ordinary, or preferred kind of
repeating mechanism.
Figure 2 is a back view of the same watch with the top plate removed, showing
the watch train,
Figure 3. is a sectional elevation, looking towards the pendant, showing the train,
winding gear, and "rocking bar."
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Figure 4 is a section through the pillar plate, in the plane of the pendant,
showing the recess for the centre-wheel.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures.
a is the pillar plate, a¹ the top-plate, 6 the barrel, c the "rocking bar," d the
winding wheel turning on a boss e screwed to the " rocking bar," f the bevel
winding pinion gearing with bevel-teeth on the face of d; gh two wheels in gear
with d, and turning on axes carried by the bar c By rocking the bar c in one
direction by means of the push-piece, the wheel h is thrown into gear with an
intermediate wheel i in gear with the motion work for setting the hands; and by
rocking the bar o in the reverse direction, the wheel g is thrown into gear with
the wheel k on the barrel-arbor for winding, all as usual in this kind of keyless

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winding mechanism. The "rocking bar" is sunk in a recess in the under face
of the pillar plate a as usual. m is the centre wheel, and n the centre pinion on
the same axis as m with which the ring of teeth on the barrel gears as usual.
centre wheel m is, however, sunk in a recess p in the pillar plate and passes under
the barrel b. In Figure 3. the recesses and p appear to be opposite, and to run
into one another, but such is not the case, the section being taken through the pillar
plate in two different planes, in order to show the whole of the parts referred to.
The alteration in the position of the centre wheel involves a corresponding modifi-
cation in all the other parts of the watch train, as will be readily understood.
without further explanation, with the aid of the accompanying drawings.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A Keyless Winding Watch, having repeating, calendar, or other complicated
mechanism in addition to the ordinary train; and having the centre-wheel of the
train placed in a recess in the pillar plate beneath the barrel, and provided with
the "rocking bar " keyless winding motion; all substantially as herein described;
and shown in the drawings.