Hello Bob and fellow Members
I am in the process of cleaning and restoring an Elgin size 18, 1907 vintage, 17 jewel, open face pocket watch
with a stem wind and time set. One of the problems that I have encountered is the way the main spring and
winding arbor are hooked together. I am more familiar with the main spring/arbor hook arrangement/designs
of clocks, where the spring is easily attached to a hook on the arbor. With the pocket watch, I don't see anything that resembles a hook on the arbor. What I see is a small slotted or notched area on the arbor with a slightly elevated square.
I am assuming the elevated square is the hook and the spring is some how press fitted over the square.
I would appreciate some input on the design of the pocket watch arbor hook/main spring arrangement and how they
are put together with out having a slippage problem when winding.
Thank You
BYJWR1