Escapement

You hear it all the time on clocks or watches.  In fact it has so become a part of keeping time, you don’t even hear it anymore.  But just because you don’t hear it does not mean it is not there and if you stop for a moment, did you consider where that ubiquitous sound comes from ?  Well, let’s have a look or a listen as the case may be.  What you are hearing is the escapement doing its job of regulating the system that would otherwise unwind out of control.  In a simplified way, Tick Tock is the action of the escapement clutching and unclutching the teeth of a gear or letting the gear “escape” for a moment.  For a more detailed description click and the following link: Escapement.  If you would like to see a simple example of how this works, click on the picture.  Don’t delay … Tick Tock Tick Tock