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swiss_lever_escapement [03.07.2022 15:38] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1swiss_lever_escapement [26.12.2022 10:49] (current) gerdlothar
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 ====== Swiss lever escapement ====== ====== Swiss lever escapement ======
-{{wst>image_r|Schwingsystem|Swiss lever escapement is shown, including the anchor-shaped [[pallet]] and [[escape wheel]]|240px}}+ 
 +{{wst>image_l|Schwingsystem|**Swiss lever escapement**, including the anchor-shaped [[pallet]] and [[escape wheel]]}} 
 A **Swiss lever** is a concept in watch [[movement]]s. A **Swiss lever** is a concept in watch [[movement]]s.
  
 The Swiss lever escapement is now by far the most common watch [[escapement]]. It falls into the category of "free anchor escapements", as the [[balance wheel]] oscillates "freely" after leaving the [[anchor]], in contrast to, say, the Graham escapement. There the regulator (in this case the pendulum, not the balance) is always in contact with the [[escape wheel]]. The Swiss lever escapement is now by far the most common watch [[escapement]]. It falls into the category of "free anchor escapements", as the [[balance wheel]] oscillates "freely" after leaving the [[anchor]], in contrast to, say, the Graham escapement. There the regulator (in this case the pendulum, not the balance) is always in contact with the [[escape wheel]].
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 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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 ==== Weblinks ==== ==== Weblinks ====
-  * [[http://www.schmuckunduhren.de/technik/schweiz-ank.shtml|Film to demonstrate the function]]]+  * [[http://schmuckunduhren.de/uhren/ueber-uhren/schweizer-ankerhemmung/|An animation to demonstrate the function]]
  
  
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swiss_lever_escapement.txt · Last modified: 26.12.2022 10:49 by gerdlothar

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