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How a Mechanical Watch Works

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…then immediately start the video.

Every mechanical watch has just five basic elements.…

Energy
Wheels
Escapement
Controller
Time indicator

 

The audio on this page was lifted from this recording of Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major.

 

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