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  2. Lever escapement - Wikipedia

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    The lever escapement, invented by the English clockmaker Thomas Mudge in 1754 (albeit first used in 1769), is a type of escapement that is used in almost all mechanical watches, as well as small mechanical non-pendulum clocks, alarm clocks, and kitchen timers.

  3. Movement (clockwork) - Wikipedia

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    The back plate has various shapes: Full plate movement In this design, used in the earliest pocketwatches until the 18th century, the back plate was also circular. All the parts of the watch were mounted between the two plates except the balance wheel, which was mounted on the outside of the back plate, held by a bracket called the balance cock.

  4. Clockmaker - Wikipedia

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    Modern clockmakers may be employed by jewellers, antique shops, and places devoted strictly to repairing clocks and watches. Clockmakers must be able to read blueprints and instructions for numerous types of clocks and time pieces that vary from antique clocks to modern time pieces in order to fix and make clocks or watches.

  5. History of watches - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Mudge, inventor of the lever escapement. The lever escapement, invented by Thomas Mudge in 1754 [18] and improved by Josiah Emery in 1785, gradually came into use from about 1800 onwards, chiefly in Britain; it was also adopted by Abraham-Louis Breguet, but Swiss watchmakers (who by now were the chief suppliers of watches to most of Europe) mostly adhered to the cylinder until the 1860s.

  6. Fusee (horology) - Wikipedia

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    In pocketwatches, the verge escapement, which required a fusee, was gradually replaced by escapements which were less sensitive to changes in mainspring force: the cylinder and later the lever escapement. In 1760, Jean-Antoine Lépine dispensed with the fusee, inventing a going barrel to power the watch gear train directly. This contained a ...

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    Move over, hot chocolate and egg nog — it seems steamed-up Dr Pepper is the new cold weather beverage of choice. In a video posted on Instagram, user Morgan Chomps kickstarted a new trend: Dr ...

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    All of Houston’s centers — Şengün, Steven Adams and Jock Landale — can either root themselves in front of the rim or bulldoze would-be box-out artists under it to get their preferred position.

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