Sometimes when restoring older watches, parts are not readily available. Sometimes when you are able to find the parts they can be several hundred dollars for a single part, sometimes thousands. Many antique watchmakers develop amazing capabilities for recreating lost parts but the balance...
You are right! I did get that backwards. But I see you worked that out. In practice washers are added under screws on the balance rim in order to increase the rotational inertia of it, to compensate for the shorter spring.
To some extent the watch can also be "regulated" by moving a set of end...
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The force applied to the balance from the escapement is not altered though, only the force of the spring that causes the balance to return. I'm beginning to think that the escapement does play a role in this after all.
Poising is one of those topics that is way more...
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I'm a new member looking to get help with a question I've been mulling over for quite some time. I'm not a physics student but I do watch repair and restorations.
For those that are not familiar, a mechanical wristwatch keeps time by the use of a "balance wheel" which is effectively a...