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remontoire: a standalone construct

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remontoire1 CONSTRUCTRemontoireDANIELS · CONSTANT FORCE

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Horology

A small spring rewound often to feed the escapement steady force

A remontoire is a secondary energy store (a light spring or small weight) placed close to the escapement and rewound at short regular intervals by the main train. The escapement then draws its impulse from this little store rather than from the distant mainspring or weight, so variations in the main drive, in the gearing, or from dirt and wear are largely screened off and the escapement receives a nearly constant force. Daniels's Watchmaking describes remontoire designs and the rewinding interval that governs them. The referent is a constant-force intermediate device isolating a timekeeper's escapement from its varying prime mover.[1]

Unit
The steadiness of the force delivered to the escapement between rewinds
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Judged by how constant the impulse stays across the rewind cycle and by the isolation from mainspring variation

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References

  1. Daniels, G. (2011). Watchmaking (Updated ed.). Philip Wilson Publishers. ISBN 9780856677045

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