An internal cage with the balance wheel, balance spring and escapement completes one full turn on its axis in forty-five seconds.

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His experiments led to the invention of the coaxial escapement in 1975.

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The escapement of this clock consists of two entangled atoms, one of which is used to read the inherent vibrations of the other.

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When in 1993, Omega, a powerhouse brand, adopted the coaxial, Daniels's creation became the first successfully mass-produced escapement in more than 200 years.

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The escapement is the crucial component of a mechanical watch, controlling the flow of energy through the movement and producing that familiar ticktock sound.

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They were all made with the same technical characteristics: a resistant and antireflective glass, an antimagnetic escapement, and a dial with large luminous numerals and hands for a better visibility.

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Breguet understood that in order to reduce such errors, he would need to install the entire escapement within a mobile carriage that would perform a complete rotation, generally in one, four or six minutes.

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There is a funny thing called an escapement that both counts the number of beats, and delivers the necessary push at the same time, and there are gears that turn the hands that show the time.

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