How a mechanical watch works........

Hi All,

AndrewD's beautiful escapement shots combined with his comment of about his son asking questions, got me thinking about all the different books that I read when I wanted to understand how a mechanical watch works. Most explanations tend to get too detail oriented and forget about summarizing the principles which can be grasped by a non-engineer or a kid. Until I found this video made in 1949 by Hamilton . It is absolutely the most succinct explanation till date for me. Take a look and I would be interested if anybody else has a better one.

J.

PS: If the link has to be deleted just do a Google search on "How a watch works" and this link comes right up.

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Thanks for that great tip!

By: amerix : February 20th, 2010-09:03

Then surf for "What Makes a Fine Watch Fine", also a film made for Hamilton in 1947. After five minutes of acted-out sequences - presentation of a retirement watch - that I found insanely funny but also moving, we get into the real nitty-gritty, such as w...

thank you Amerix

By: ChristianDK : February 21st, 2010-16:20

It was very funny. It made me think that not a great deal has happened i the world of watch advertising in those +60 years. The stories they emphesize and the claims seem more or less the same ;-) however it did not make it less enjoyable best regards Chr...

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