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C h a p t e r VI BASIC MA CHINING OPERA TIONS FOR PLA TES, B RIDGES AND COCKS The pillar plate is the foundation on which pocket- and wristwatches movements are mounted. The pillar plate is 2 . 30 to 2 . 7 5 mm thick, with recesses and p rojections of various shapes and heights , and with a large numbe r of through and blind holes , s ome of them threaded. Plates have various shapes , depending on the general arrangement of the movement parts . A circular plate is us ed in pocket watches and in the majority of wristwatches . Certain brands of wris twatche s , both men ' s and ladies ' , have plates o f noncircular shapes: s quare , rectangular, be veled rectangular (Figure 1 ), barrel - shaped o r o val . The size o f a watch is defined as the s ize o f the mounting shoulder on the plate. A 2 6 - mm size (K- 2 6 ) watch has a m ounting-shoulder diameter of 26 m m . In a 1 8 -mm size watch (K- 1 8 ) the mounting shoulder on the small s ide of the rectangle is 1 8 m m . Figure 2 , a is a photograph of the plate of a 2 6 -mm size "Pobeda" brand wristwatch, and Figure 2, b is a photograph of the plate of an 1 8 mm size " Zvezda" b rand wris twatch. a b FIGURE 1. Plate shapes : a -circular; b- beveled rectangular . The dial side of the plate carries the m otion work and the dial . The op posite s ide of the plate, called the cock side, carries the basic ass emblies balance . The movement assemblies are supported on the plate by m eans of cocks and bridges , which are plates 0 . 4 to 4 . 2 mm thick and with various configurations and having holes, reces s es and projections of various shapes and heights for mounting the watch parts . 205 |