How a mechanical watch works
How a mechanical watch works
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Friday, January 15, 2021
Nikola Tesla
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great gif! happen to have a quartz version?
ELI5 what it means for an “escape wheel” to move in steps,
what it means for the pallets to lock it,
what direction the forked lever is pushing against the impulse pin, and
how the impulse pin is swinging back and forth?
Why are those gears needed before the escapement wheel? Why not just have the spring work directly with the escapement wheel?
It blows my mine that someone figured out and was able to make these in the 1700’s.
This is how all educational gifs should aspire to be. Very informative and concise.
In old watches it is sometimes mentioned that there are 8 – 10 jewels. So where are these jewels used? Do they form a part of the mechanism?
Okay, but how does the controller keep moving? It doesn’t seem to be driven by anything.
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