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verge escapement

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Also known as: verge-and-foliot escapement

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  • reconstruction of the waterpowered mechanical clock
    In clock: Escapement

    …most common escapement was the verge-and-foliot.

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  • In escapement

    …mechanical clock possible, was the verge escapement, probably invented in 13th-century Europe. This consists of a crown wheel (i.e., a gearwheel shaped like a crown) driven by a weight and repeatedly checked by the action of a pair of metal pallets that alternately stop successive teeth. The pallets are mounted…

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  • tritium watch
    In watch: Mechanical watches

    …in the early clocks, the verge. Early watches were made notably in Germany and at Blois in France, among other countries, and were generally carried in the hand or worn on a chain around the neck. They usually had only one hand for the hours.

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