Recent Blogs
Stud Escapement Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram and Tower Clock Uses
Stud Escapement explained — how this large-clock escape mechanism regulates turret and tower clocks, with formulas, worked examples, and real horological applications.
Verge Escapement Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Diagram, and Historical Uses Explained
How the Verge Escapement works, with crown-wheel geometry, pallet angles, worked examples from tower clocks and early pocket watches, and design tradeoffs.
Bloxam's Gravity Escapement: How It Works, Parts, Diagram and Uses in Tower Clocks
Bloxam's Gravity Escapement explained: how the three-pin pallet design isolates the pendulum from train torque variations in precision tower clocks.
Foliot Mechanism Explained: Verge Escapement, Diagram, Parts, and Tick Period Formula
The foliot is the earliest mechanical clock regulator. See how horologists use its inertia and verge escapement to control timekeeping in tower clocks.