Timex M116

Description

One of the latest versions of the “large” Timex windup movement is the caliber Timex M116, which was probably released in the early 1980 and should compete with the massively upcoming cheaper and cheaper quartz watches.

The tonneau-shaped base plate is typical for Timex. It has got no ruby bearings at all. The hairspring for the two-leg anual balance is fixated to it.

The gear train including pin lever is mounted all-or-nothing onto the gear train bridge. It consists of the mainspring barrel (which drives the hands on the dial side), third wheel, fourth wheel, center seconds wheel escape wheel.

The movement side conic bearing of the balance wheel axle is on the gear train bridge (rather a gear train plate). This plate has got threee pillars, which are screwed on the dial side.

As escapement the Timex M116 uses a pin lever, controlled by a conic-beared and thus no further shock protected anular balance with 18000 A/h.

On the dial side, you see the height-adjustable balance wheel bearing and the rocking bar winding system.

The barrel core is stuck onto the ratchet wheel, into which a simple, stuck on the plate, ratchet spring engages - or not, if it is not worn out after a few years.

Since the hands are driven on the dial side by the mainspring barrel, the cannon pinion is a double one. Its inner/lower part engages with the mainspring barrel, the outer/upper is attached with a slipping clutch, carries the minute hand and drives the changer wheel.

To lock the ratchet wheel, a flat plate unter tension is mounted and turned a bit, so that we have a solid connection between barrel core and ratchet wheel.

The Timex M116 specimen shown here for a larger gents' watch has got a movement holder, onto which the metal dial is attached to.

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