P.O. ENGfNEERJNG DEPT.

MISCELLANEOUS
ENGINEERING lNnRucnoNs lncE
·B 120J

WATCHES
1. General.-Thls Jnstruction gives general in- Watches have 'hinge', 'snap' or 'screw· type backs,
formation regarding the watches used by the P.O. but identification of the type-is not always easy. If in
They are shown in Figs. 1-6. doubt, always try unscrewing first, in an anti-clockwise
direction. Insert a penknife to remove 'snap• packs,
l. Uses. or to open 'hiilge' backs, only when satisfied it is not
a 'screw' type. Ndrmally Watches Nos. 1, 2 and 3
*(a) Watch No. 1 should be used only on duties have hinged backs, Watches No. 4 'hinge' or 'snap'
which cover the maintenanCe: of clock systems. type, Watches No. 5 'screw' or 'snap' type and
(b) Wa'tch No. 2 should be used where a stop- Watches No. 6 double hinged backs.
watch facility only is required, e.g. for general tele-
graph timing purposes and in schools.
5. Maintenance.-Regulation, minor adjustments
. (c) Watch No. 3 should be used for traffic record- and repairs such as loose winding buttons, ; broken
ings, etc., where it is necessary to measure two or glasses, etc. should be done in the local mechanics'.
more intervals of time concurrently. shop or by a watch repairer. Watches damaged
(d) Watch No. 4 should be used primarily at beyond local repair should be returned to tHe Supplies
overseas exchanges with Stands, Watches, No. 4, Dept. according to the procedure described in
but may be used elsewhere where only a stop-watch STORES, General, F 0071.
facility is required and a Watch No. 2 is unsuitable.
*(e) Watch No. 5 should be used for timing 6. Packing.-Inserts, Special, Nos. 8/16 and 8/17
requirements on power plant and for postal duties. · should be used for storing Watches Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5
*if) Watch No. 6 has been used in a limited and 6, and Watches No. 4 respectively or as packing
capacity for traffic recordings, observations, etc. It is for transit.
obsolescent and further purchases will not be made.
7. Description.
3. Provision.-Watches should not be issued (a) Watch No~ 1 (Fig. l) is a 24-hour, high-grade,
permanently to individual officers but should be held keyless, lever timepiece with a stop-watch facility
on the Area plant list and issued when required. The of the centre-seconds fiy-back type. A minutes registet
issuing officer is responsible for watches being in which steps each time the centre-seconds hand reaches
good order and for returning surplus watches to the the 300 mark is provided at the top of the dial and
Supplies Dept. A few Watches Nos. 2 and 5 (in work- integrates the revolutions of the centre-seconds hand
ing order) may be held in each Area for replacement up to a maximum of 30 minutes. The operation of the
purpcs~s. The method of requisitioning watches is stop-watch facility is controlled by a plunger protrud-
dealt with in STORES, General, F 0071. ing through the winding button. With the main spring
tensioned, the first depression of the plunger sets the
4. Care to be exercised in use.- The watches are of centre-seconds hand in motion. A second successive
a high-grade type, as robust as possible, but they will depression stops the centre-seconds hand and a third
not stand rough usage and should be treated carefully. successive depression restores the centre-seconds hand

FIG. l. WATCH No. 1 FIG. 2. WATCH No. 2

Page I
[Crown Copyright Reserved] Issue 6, 12.12.60
 P.O. ENGINEBRING DEPT.
ENOINI!ERINO INSTRucnoNs
and the minutes register to zero. The illustration shows
an elapsed time of 5 minutes l(ij secorids. The watch
±
has an accuracy of 10 seconds per day.
(b) Watch No. 2 (Fig; 2) is an 8-hour, keyless,
lever stop-watch of the stop-start, centre-seconds
fty-back type. A minutes register which moves simul-
taneously with the centre-seconds hand is provided
at the top of the dial arid integrates the revolutions
of the centre-seconds hand. up to a maximum of 30
minutes. The operation of the stop-watch is controlled
by the winding button. With the main spring tensioned,
the first depression of the winding button sets the
centre-seconds hand in motion. A second successive
depression stops the watch and a third successive
depression restores the hand and minutes register to
zero. The illustration shows an elapsed time of 4
minutes 18f seconds. The watch has an accuracy of
± 4 seconds in 8 hours.
(c) Watch No. 3 (Fig. 3) is an 8-hour, high-grade,
lceyless, lever stop-watch of the permanent-motion
type with a seconds hand, and · with two centre-
seconds fly-back hands with independent fly-back
facilities. A minutes register which steps each time
the upper centre-seconds hand reaches the 300 mark
is provided at the top of the dial and integrates the
revolutions of the upper centre-seconds hand. The
operation of the watch is controlled by the winding
button and a plunger on the side of the watch. With
the main spring tensioned, the first depression of the
winding button starts both the centre-seconds hands
in motion. A second successive depression stops the
bands and a third depression restores the hands and
minutes register to zero. With the two centre-seconds
hands in motion, the lower hand only is stopped when
the plunger on the side of the watch is depressed. A
second depression brings the lower hand in step with
the upper, and both then continue moving together.
This operation may be repeated until rewinding is
F 1o. 3. WATCH No. 3 FIG. 4. WATCH No. 4
Page 2 12. 12.60
Issue 6,
MISCELLANEOUS
Tnm
B 1201
necessary. The illustration shows an elapsed time of
4 minutes 46f seconds for the upper hand and 4
minutes 21 t seconds for the lower hand. The ..yatch has
an accuracy of ± 4 secondS in 8 hours.
. .
(d) Watch No. 4 (Fig. 4) is an 8-hour, keyless,
lever stop-watch of the stop-start centre-seconds
fly-back type. A minutes register which moves
simultaneously with the centre-seconds band is pro-
vided at the top of the dial and integrates the revolu~
tions of the centre-seconds hand. The operation of the
watch is controlled by the winding button and a slide;
fitted on the side of the watch. With the main spring
tensioncd, the centre-seconds hand is set in motion
when the slide on the side of the watch is moved Iin a
clockwise direction and stopped when the slide is
restored to its normal position. A second clockwise
movement of the slide restarts the watch from the
point at which it stopped. This operation can be
repeated until rewinding is necessary. A single depres-
sion of the winding button restores the centre-seconds
hand and minutes register to zero. The illustration
shows an elapsed time of 4 minutes 47f seconds. The
watch has an accuracy of ± 4 seconds in 8 hours.
(e) Watch No. 5 (Fig. 5) is a keyless, lever time-
piece without stop-watch facilities. The watch has
an accuracy of ± 10 Seconds in 24 hours.
(f) Watch No. 6 (Fig. 6) is an 8-hour, high-grade,
keylcss, lever stop-watch of the permanent-motion
type with a continuously-operating seconds hand at
the bottom of the dial, and two stop-start centre-
seconds Oy-back hands with an associated revolution
register at the top of the dial. The centre-seconds hands
make one complete revolution in 100 seconds over a
scale marked in half-second divisions and the revolu-
tion register integrates the revolutions of the upper
centre-seconds hand up to a period of 3000 seconds.
i.e. 30 revolutions.
*FIG. 5. WATCH No. 5
P.O. ENGINEERING DEPT. MISCELLANEOUS
ENOINBI!IUNO INSTRUCTIONS 1Dm
8 1201
The operation of the watch is controlled by the both then continue moving together. This operation
winding button and a plttnger on the side of the watch. Ibay be repeated until rewinding becomes necesSary.
With the main spring tensioned, the first depression The watch has an accuracx of ± 3 seconds in 2i
of the winding button starts both the centre--seconds h~urs ·
hands in motion. A second successive depression , ·
stops the hands, arid a third successive depression
restores the bands and the revolution register to zero. 8. Stands, Watches, No. 4 (Fig. 7) are intended for
With the two centre-seconds hands in motion, the use at overseas exchanges and are designed to accom-
lower hand stops when the plunger on the side of the modate two Watches No. 4, large or small, and pro-
watch is depressed. A second successive depression vide facilities for starting and stopping the two watches
brings the lower hand in step with the upper hand, and simultaneously or individually.

FIG. 6. WATCH No. 6 FIG. 7. STAND, WATCHES, No. 4

Reference:-STORES, General, F 0071

{P2)

END

Page 3
Issue 6, 12.12.60