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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410289 | Interlockable watchwinder A watchwinder adapted for home use or in a retail store environment includes a horizontal dovetail groove or channel on the top, bottom and side surfaces of the watchwinder housing which cooperates with a removable interlocking bar or rail of mating dovetail shape t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7270474 | Tourbillon watch winder A watch winder includes a watch carrier having a longitudinal axis, a continuous outer wall having a plurality of detectable features, and a watch holder to support the watch relative to the longitudinal axis so that the watch rotates upon rotation of the carrier ab... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7198401 | Watch-winding apparatus A watch winder can automatically wind numerous kind/brand of self-winding watch and maintains the main-spring in ideal tension range. The watch in winding can always be positioned in its favorable showing orientation. The watch in winding can be mounted or dismounte... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7025495 | Support and winding-up device for automatic wrist watches A device for supporting and winding-up automatic wrist watches comprises a base including a plurality of rotary supporting elements, each provided with latching means for housing a wrist watch therein, the supporting elements being rotatively driven by a geared-moto... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6964513 | Cylinder watch winder A watch winder includes a watch carrier that is freely supported on a rest for ease in mounting and removing the carrier and for reversing the direction of winding by simply turning the watch carrier end-to-end. The watch carrier includes a cylinder and a watch hold... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6910802 | Watch winding device Automatic watches use the movements of the wrist to re-wind the barrel spring and thus supply the necessary energy for the correct functioning of the watch. When the user cannot wear the watch it is proposed to place it on an automatic re-winding device. The device ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6439761 | Winder for mechanical watches A winder for mechanical manually-wound watches is described that includes a housing, with a watch support in front of the housing front wall to support a watch with its stem aligned along a first given longitudinal axis. A support shaft extending from the... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6254270 | Orbital watch-winding apparatus An orbital watch-winding apparatus includes a base unit and a mandrel rotatably mounted to the base unit. The mandrel is inclined at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane. A watch is supported on the outer surface of the mandrel so that it is radial... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6240611 | Starter spring rewinder A tool for coiling spring and holding the coiled spring for replacing strip type spring used in equipment such as chain saws, weed cutting implements, etc. The spring is coiled within a cap that has an ejector plate provided therein as well as a spring ho... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6148693 | Tool for mainspring removal A tool improved over the prior art provides a means for easily and safely removing a timepiece mainspring from its barrel for cleaning and lubricating. A barrel holder is provided having a rim, and an essentially planar surface which includes openings the... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5988871 | Automated watch winder and method of using the same A winding apparatus for winding a mechanical watch while the watch is being stored or displayed, preferably comprises a housing, a wrist-sized mandrel whereupon the watch is placed and held in the housing. A grasping assembly of multiple claws grasps the ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5608693 | Non-linear vibration device An apparatus provides accented vibrations to an object and has a means for elastically suspending said object and at least one disengaging displacement means. The application of current interest is for winding a self-winding mechanical wrist watch during ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5113561 | Starter spring rewinder The rewinder has a tubular housing defining an interior chamber which is open at the top and bottom ends and has an inboard annular shoulder and an aperture through the housing wall. A winder with a handle and an annular shoulder is received in the chambe... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5072499 | Starter spring rewinder An improved spring rewinder for compressively rewinding a ribbon-type spring of concentric coils is disclosed.... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4057958 | Watch winder Apparatus is provided for the winding of a self-winding mechanical wrist watch during intervals when it is not worn on the wrist and would otherwise run down and stop. The apparatus comprises a detachable, padded mandrel over which the self-winding wrist ... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4036084 | Apparatus for removing and replacing spiral springs in clock barrels A support frame carries a rotary clock spring winding shaft having a reversible locking means. A set of variably sized spring retaining sleeves are provided and are selectively placed on the winding shaft according to the size of the clock spring barrel. ... | 07/19/1977 |
