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The Encyclopedia of Horology

Component record · Escapement

KIF Spring

Partially verified

Three-legged spring

What it does

Shock protection system

How it works

Evolution

Common in Rolex and high-end watches

Known variations

    Identification for collectors

      Common failure modes

      • Loss during service

      Diagram

      top plate or bridgespillar platebalance and cockwheel train between the plates
      Schematic: plate and bridge layout. 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.