S# 3,004 - Early Model 1862-K movement S# 3,004, circa 1862. Howard's one run of K Size movements was his first 3/4 plate production lot, preceded only by one experimental movement at S# 1,198. S# 3,004 is the fourth K Size movement to have been made, and the earliest surviving example known to the author. As such, it may also be the earliest surviving Howard movement with the balance wheel below the center wheel. Reed's safety barrel is partly covered by the top plate. Access to the clickspring locating screw is provided through a hole in the top plate. S# 3,004 illustrates the earlier K Size plate style, with a decoratively engraved pallet bridge. Later K Size movements had unadorned pallet bridges and a cut-back top plate showing more of the escape wheel. From 90 to 100 K Size movements were produced. S# 3,004, like other K Size movements, has a ratchet-tooth escape wheel, but this particular watch has exceptionally large, beveled pallets.
