Movement shot of the moment

[tafari]

cortebert 620

[tafari]

21 Jewel 16 size Omega in a nice gold filled hunting case.

amazing

[unreformed66]

Beautiful movement.Please don't mind the noob question,but what are those screws around the jewels all about?Thanks in advance!

The jewels are in settings instead of being friction set into the plate. The setting are gold in this case. The screws hold the jewel and setting in the plate.

[Yoda]

Beautiful movement.Please don't mind the noob question,but what are those screws around the jewels all about?Thanks in advance!

For keeping the jewels in place.

[civic4982]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[mykeos]

Beautiful movement.Please don't mind the noob question,but what are those screws around the jewels all about?Thanks in advance!

The jewels are in settings instead of being friction set into the plate. The setting are gold in this case. The screws hold the jewel and setting in the plate.

Beautiful movement.Please don't mind the noob question,but what are those screws around the jewels all about?Thanks in advance!

For keeping the jewels in place.

Thank you.Am I wrong or is this more common in American made movements,like Hamilton?Wonder why,if this is indeed the case...

[Yoda]

I think Dave will be the one to explain this.

[mykeos]

I think Dave will be the one to explain this.

[Hidden Impact]

eta 6498-1



eta 2801-2

Oooooo, what are your plans for the brass 2801?!?!? That would look great in my Steinhart bronzo

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

[unreformed66]

Beautiful movement.Please don't mind the noob question,but what are those screws around the jewels all about?Thanks in advance!

The jewels are in settings instead of being friction set into the plate. The setting are gold in this case. The screws hold the jewel and setting in the plate.

Beautiful movement.Please don't mind the noob question,but what are those screws around the jewels all about?Thanks in advance!

For keeping the jewels in place.

Thank you.Am I wrong or is this more common in American made movements,like Hamilton?Wonder why,if this is indeed the case...

It is far more common in American movements although you see it in high grade Swiss and quite a few English movements. It's a higher quality way of setting jewels. Part function, part decoration. There were no higher grade movements ever made than most American railroad grade pocket watch movements. They were ALL chronometers, gold jewel settings, gold balance screws, many were highly decorated even in places that nobody but the watchmaker would ever see. Some were 2-tone. Some had snailing, some had damaskening, some had both.