New Discoveries

New Discoveries

Many thanks to my third cousin Frank, who made contact recently.
We both share William Bent as our 2x Great Grandfather.
Frank has supplied some great pictures of William Bent movements I didn't know existed.
Their details have now been added and the "Catalogue" continues to grow.
Thank you Frank for your permission to include the following pics.
Who knows how many more are out there, still to be discovered?





11313 - External Regulator Arm
Usually located internally, the regulator arm is used to adjust the Balance Spring to make the watch run slightly faster or slightly slower. Having the Regulator Arm in this external position would have encouraged imprudent fiddling with the adjustment, an action best left to a professional.





16701 - Note the "m" in the loop of "Bent"
Each engraver had their own personal style. Many variations of "William" exist on William Bent watches. This one is distinctive with the accommodation of the "m" within the loop of the B for Bent.





17061 - Gold hands - once housed in a gold case?
This picture clearly illustrates the correct length and style of 19th century Pocket Watch hands.
The hour hand, all but reaches the Roman numerals, while the minute hand extends to the furthest markings on the dial. The subsidiary seconds hand all but touching the seconds increments.
Replacement hands on pocket watches are often incorrect length or inappropriate style.
Original hands were either blued steel or gold. Blued steel hands make it easy to read the time and were popular in both Silver and Gold cases. Gold hands were predominantly used in gold cases.
Modern reproduced hands are often neither blued steel or gold.