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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Component record · Escapement

Pallet Cock

Partially verified

Small bridge for the pallet fork

What it does

Secures the pallet fork pivots

How it works

Evolution

Standardized in lever movements

Known variations

    Identification for collectors

      Common failure modes

      • Misalignment

      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.