Recent Blogs
Double Three-legged Gravity Escapement: How Denison's Turret Clock Mechanism Works
How the double three-legged gravity escapement works, with formulas, a Big Ben-style worked example, and tradeoffs against deadbeat and pin-wheel escapements.
Mudge Gravity Escapement Mechanism Explained: How It Works, Parts, Diagram & Turret Clock Uses
Mudge gravity escapement explained for clockmakers and restorers — how the locking arms, lifting pallets, and remontoire action deliver constant impulse to a pendulum.
Modified Three-legged with Stopping Teeth: How This Gravity Escapement Works, Parts & Diagram
How the modified three-legged gravity escapement with stopping teeth works in turret clocks, with formulas, tolerances, and a worked Trinity College Cambridge example.
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.