Glossary · Regulation
Banking
The limiting of an escapement's angular travel by fixed stops.
Explanation
Banking is the limiting of an escapement's travel by fixed stops — the banking pins of a lever escapement, or the banking of a verge's balance. Correct banking keeps the escapement in safe engagement; worn, bent or maladjusted banking causes overbanking, where the fork jumps to the wrong side and the watch stops.
In the object catalogue
Catalogued objects whose own source record mentions “Banking”. The quoted line shows where; it is the seller’s or museum’s wording, not independent verification.
