Which stake ?

[Neverenoughwatches]

Hi watch peeps . What might these stakes be used for please ?

[HectorLooi]

Could they be cylinder escapement tampon stakes?

[Neverenoughwatches]

16 minutes ago, HectorLooi said:

Could they be cylinder escapement tampon stakes?

If so how might they be used ?This is just a small seperate set without a staking tool. But i have seen them included sometimes in a complete set of stakes and tool.

[oldhippy]

HectorLooi is correct. They are for removing the plugs (ends) fro cylinders. A cylinder is made up of three pieces a plug at each end and the center piece 

Edited May 13, 2023 by oldhippy

[Neverenoughwatches]

35 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

HectorLooi is correct. They are for removing the plugs (ends) fro cylinders. A cylinder is made up of three pieces a plug at each end and the center piece 

Thanks OH. So does the pin on the face of the stake slide into the slot at the side of the cylinder and push the plug out from the inside. I think i would never use these.

[HectorLooi]

19 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

I think i would never use these.

You'll never know. You might just pick up pocket watch or carriage clock with a broken cylinder.

[oldhippy]

28 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

So does the pin on the face of the stake slide into the slot at the side of the cylinder and push the plug out from the inside

Yes that is right The set I had the stakes were very thin. I don't know about the ones you posted photos can be very deceiving. 

[KarlvonKoln]

28 minutes ago, Neverenoughwatches said:

Thanks OH. So does the pin on the face of the stake slide into the slot at the side of the cylinder and push the plug out from the inside. I think i would never use these.

Your assumption about operation is correct.  The tampons which have the pivots are pressure fitted.  These stakes are the  safest way to remove and replace them without doing damage.  My set of Bergeon stakes look a little different.  I have repaired several cylinder escapement watches and I possess three of them.

As to never knowing if you will use them: in my experience, time will tell.  Prepare to be surprised. 

[Neverenoughwatches]

Thank you everyone for your help and explains a lot. Knowing this might be worth aquiring this set for future use, the seller isn't asking very much for them. 

[JohnR725]

10 hours ago, oldhippy said:

The set I had the stakes were very thin. I don't know about the ones you posted photos can be very deceiving. 

yes the picture makes them look really really big I wonder if they made tower clocks with cylinders?

then they do come in a variety of sizes to correspond to the size the cylinder you have. so yes the cylinder watches could be from pocket-size all the way down to possibly a ladies wristwatch and I'm not sure that people made cylinder staking punches understood that. We had one punch in the staking set it was too big we managed to find a vintage set of bergeon ones and they were all too big and this is a pocket watch. So maybe they were designed for carriage clocks or something much bigger.