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