Recent Blogs
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.
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.