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The Annual Pre-Season Test & Tune Will be Held Saturday, April 22nd from 2 pm to 6 pm

The detent escapement: from marine chronometers to wristwatches An escapement is a device in mechanical watches that transforms the energy from the unwinding of a coiled spring (the power source) into countable impulses. In particular, each swing of the balance wheel releases a tooth of the escapements escape wheel gear, allowing the clocks gear train to advance or "escape" by a fixed amount. This regular periodic advancement moves the clocks hands forward at a steady rate. Without the escapeme...