American Independent Watchmaking
Andrew H. Potter Tourbillon Pocket Watch with Inclined Balance Wheel (circa 1857) It is believed Andrew Potter used a Howard ebauche noted by it's distinctive patented barrel design with maintaining power invented by another famous American watchmaker - G...
Very interesting post....
Thanks for providing this information about an early American independent. tempusfugit
Interesting tourbillon
Do you know what happened to watch at the closure of the museum?
What happened to theTime Museum...
When The Time Museum closed most of Seth Atwood's collection, including this watch, went up for auction. However for those interested in more information on this great collection and former museum, they did publish 3 books about the collection. One was on...
Very interesting
This is very interesting. It looks like the escape wheel is not angled. Do you know where in the energy flow the angle is introduced? At the anchor axle? fork? and how? That looks like a potential big loss of energy if not carried out correctly. A very in...
Angle of Interest
Don, Hopefully the following picture will be helpful. The pallet fork and escape wheel are rather traditionally placed. The balance is mounted in an angled bridge. The pallet lever has long lever (compared to modern dimensions) and due to the platform sty...