Time & Tension The Journal

Explainer

Articles tagged “explainer”.

Screwed bimetallic balance wheel from an old pocket watch with its spiral hairspring, on a white background, with red and blue arrows marking parts

Technique

The heartbeat: balance, hairspring, and why amplitude matters

13 October 2026

Large working model of a lever escapement on a dark background, with a clear balance, a steel pallet lever with red pallet stones, and an escape wheel

Technique

Lock, unlock, impulse, drop: the lever escapement, step by step

13 October 2026