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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Component record · Escapement

Clock Verge

Partially verified

Arbor with pallets

What it does

Original escapement component

How it works

Evolution

Used in crown wheel escapements

Known variations

    Identification for collectors

      Common failure modes

      • Wear on pallets

      Diagram

      escape wheelpallets and leveroscillator
      Schematic: escapement arrangement. An outline schematic drawn to show the arrangement of the parts discussed here. It is not a dimensioned working drawing and does not depict a particular maker's calibre.

      Sources & references

      1. de Carle, D., Practical Watch Repairing
      2. de Carle, D., Watch and Clock Encyclopedia
      3. Daniels, G., Watchmaking

      Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.