Balance wheel escapement - animation

Date

2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

Authors

Ceperley, Peter

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Abstract

The balance wheel escapement is used in almost all mechanical watches. This animation shows one of the more common varieties of this escapement.

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This animation requires Adobe flash

Keywords

Physics, Technical animation, Balance wheel escapement, History of clocks, How clocks work, Time pieces

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