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Extreme macro view of a mechanical watch escapement, polished steel pallet fork and escape wheel teeth catching golden light against a dark background
co-axial escapement

The Co-Axial Escapement: How One Watchmaker Reinvented the Heart of the Mechanical Watch

For roughly 250 years, the lever escapement reigned as the undisputed engine of the mechanical watch. It worked. It was reliable. And almost nobody dared to touch it. Then a self-taught English w...