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Roger Stephens
IHC Member 1357
posted August 21, 2011 14:01
17jewels,Grd.108 mod.5 sn/n3020591=1912 2 finger bridge pw/ps Movt marked No.108 Ateel Escape Wheel,Safety Pinon.Housed in Illinois Spartan case.Nice damaskeened .What is Ateel Escape wheel? Nice watch and a good runner. Roger

bezel on
 
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Roger Stephens
IHC Member 1357
posted August 21, 2011 14:02
bezel off

bezel off 1
 
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Roger Stephens
IHC Member 1357
posted August 21, 2011 14:03
back cover

back cover 1
 
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Roger Stephens
IHC Member 1357
posted August 21, 2011 14:04
movt1

movt
 
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Roger Stephens
IHC Member 1357
posted August 21, 2011 14:05
movt 2

movt
 
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Bill Manders
posted August 21, 2011 14:26
That looks like a great looking watch, and it is no doubt very RARE, because it likely is the only one known with this Ateel escape wheel.
Nice clean looking watch, nice pick.
Bill
 
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William D. White
IHC Life Member
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posted August 21, 2011 14:42
Steel Escape Wheel. Harder and more precise than a brass escape wheels used in lower grade watches.

William

 
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Buster Beck
IHC Member 1291
Picture of Buster Beck
posted August 21, 2011 14:47
Here's your steel escapement wheel Roger. It's the first little gear in the gear train with the white arrow.

Some were brass before RR standards started required a steel escapement wheel. Then most all the manufacturers went to the steel wheel on all their lines of watches.

regards,
bb
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Buster Beck
IHC Member 1291
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posted August 21, 2011 14:52
William & I have it pinned & pointed down & out Big Grin

I was posting while William was already eating dinner Eek

regards,
bb
 
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Roger Stephens
IHC Member 1357
posted August 21, 2011 15:23
Thank you guys.I knew it had a steel escape wheel but I did't or don't know what ateel is.Perhaps a play on words by Hampden or a mis-spelling?
 
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