Talk:Lever escapement

-Chetvorno 23:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Movable weights on the balance
I'm puzzled by the statement that some "high end" watches use movable weights to "fine tune" the balance, instead of a regulator. Sure enough there are balances with movable weights. But the ones I have seen have a bimetallic balance (compensation balance), and the sliding of the weight is done to change the amount of compensation -- the temperature coefficient -- without changing the basic timing. Does anyone have a reference for what the article describes? Paul Koning 10:51, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Perhaps what's meant is weights that move in and out, or otherwise move the center of gravity in/out (as in Gyromax). The wording made it sound like a weight that slides along the rim, which is a classic compensation balance design.  But that adjusts the temperature coefficient, not the timing. Paul Koning 18:09, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that's the way I interpreted it. --Chetvorno 09:40, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Move the 'How movement works' section?
I'd like to suggest merging the How a typical lever escapement movement works section elsewhere. It is very useful, but not directly related to this article. Most of the components discussed in this section are common to movements using other escapements. This section would be more appropriate in the Mechanical watch or Movement (clockwork) articles, and in fact is desperately needed there. --Chetvorno 19:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Silicium escapement wheel article merged here
See old talk page here --Chetvorno 12:58, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Jeweled Action
There is a link in this article to a wiki page on Jeweled escapements. That would be an interesting article, especially with microscopic photos? One of you watch fans should create it. 73deBenitoite (talk) 21:02, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Diagram
The diagram could use some labelling of the parts mentioned in the text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.68.41.48 (talk) 11:18, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Drop and Draw
In the introduction, paragraph 6: "After the exit tooth drops, the balance wheel rotates anti-clockwise,..."

Shouldn't that be "After the exit tooth draws, the balance wheel rotates anti-clockwise,..." ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frikdt (talk • contribs) 07:26, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

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