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The Escapement: The Heartbeat Mechanism Inside Every Mechanical Watch
Pop open the back of any mechanical watch and you will see dozens of components turning in concert — gears, springs, levers, jewels. But all of that machinery exists to serve a single, tiny mec...
The Anatomy of a Watch Movement: A Visual Tour of What's Ticking on Your Wrist
Pop the back off a fine mechanical watch and you are looking at a self-contained universe. A few hundred parts, some no thicker than a human hair, all conspiring to track the passage of time withi...
