Meaning balance wheel
What does balance wheel mean? Here you find 6 meanings of the word balance wheel. You can also add a definition of balance wheel yourself
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balance wheelThe most visibly moving part of the watch, this is the wheel that rotates quickly back and forth. The balance wheel derives it's impetus from the Hairspring.
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balance wheelThe regulating organ of a watch, which vibrates on a spiral hairspring whose lengthening or shortening causes the balance wheel to move faster or slower, advancing or retarding the watch
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balance wheelA part of a mechanical watch that oscillates and divides time into equal portions.
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balance wheelA weighted wheel that oscillates at a constant rate (usually one oscillation per fraction of a second), moving the watch’s gears and allowing the hands to move forward
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balance wheelThe heart of the movement that receives the energy to run from the escapement. The balance wheel beats, or oscillates, in a circular motion between five and ten times per second.
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balance wheelSimilar to a pendulum, the balance wheel in a mechanical watch oscillates at a steady pace to divide and regulate time in even units. The balance wheel is moved by the mainspring at its center, and dr [..]
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