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Posted: Tue Sep 11th, 2007 10:21 am

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ClubKid
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Greetings Friends….

Can anyone tell me what a ”Swan Neck Regulator” is? It’s got something to do with the movement. Thanks.

Last edited on Tue Sep 11th, 2007 10:24 am by ClubKid

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Posted: Tue Sep 11th, 2007 10:47 am

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Skipdawg
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The "J-shaped" (aka "Swan-neck" or "whip") regulator has a 'J' shaped spring on top of the balance cock and a screw to move the regulator back and forth. This style of regulator gets its name by the shape of the spring. The first Elgin watches to use this style of spring were the Ball Elgins, however this style is not specific to Ball watches nor was it first used by Ball.

Found here http://elginwatches.org/technical/regulators.html

See some example info here too. http://www.timezone.com/library/workbench/workbench631691101798312504

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