HOROLOGY · MECHANISM STORY

Swiss Lever Escapement

15-tooth escape wheel · 4 Hz · 28,800 beats/hour
+116°
Balance angle · amplitude 116°

BALANCE WHEEL

GEAR TRAIN

Beat count0
Escape wheel12°/beat
Step per beat12.0°
Beat time0.125 s
Escape wheel Pallet fork Balance wheel & hairspring

ESCAPEMENT PHASE

Lock

A tooth rests on the pallet stone.

PALLET LEVER

Lever angle +6.5°

SUBSYSTEMS

DISPLAY

▶Speed 1/8×

Simplified demo model — motion and figures are illustrative, not an exact engineering simulation.