Unlocking Alternative Escapements
In the history of horology more effort has been devoted to the escapement than to any other functional part of a timepiece. In the 18th… Read More »Unlocking Alternative Escapements
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A Rolex State of Mind
Cutting edge doesn’t even begin to describe Rolex, and yet traditional is only the tip of the iceberg. To fully understand the world’s best loved… Read More »A Rolex State of Mind
Student watchmaker – The mainspring
From what does a watch get its power? From the mainspring. Like any other power-producing mechanism, the mainspring and the barrel in which it is… Read More »Student watchmaker – The mainspring
Wheel Work – Terminology
Wheel Work – Terminology Wheel work is the basis for the construction of all instruments for the registering of time.Even the clepsydra, one of the… Read More »Wheel Work – Terminology
How exactly watches work?
Balance wheel with hair spring A watch is a small sturdy machine for telling time, operated by a coiled-spring motor and controlled by the oscillations… Read More »How exactly watches work?