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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Component record · Case

Case Screw

Partially verified

Specialized screw

What it does

Secures movement to case

How it works

Evolution

Standard movement fixing

Known variations

    Identification for collectors

      Common failure modes

      • Snapping

      Diagram

      bezelcrystalback and cuvetteband, bow and pendant
      Schematic: case construction. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

      Sources & references

      1. de Carle, D., Practical Watch Repairing
      2. de Carle, D., Watch and Clock Encyclopedia
      3. Daniels, G., Watchmaking

      Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.