Mechanical Precision: Inside the Clockwork System of collectible watches

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As small and exquisite timepieces, watches come in a variety of styles and patterns. Among them, the most collectible is the watch, which is a kind of watch made on the model of classical watch, which not only has the value of collection, but also can be worn on the wrist as a kind of decoration. Among them, the clockwork system is one of the most important components of collectible watches, which plays an irreplaceable role in the accurate timekeeping of watches. In this article, we will analyze the construction and working principle of the clock winding system of collectible watches in detail.

1 Understanding the Watch Winding Mechanism

There are two main types of watch winding mechanisms: manual and automatic. The manual winding mechanism stretches the spring by rotating the crown of the watch, which realizes the variable force on the watch winding system, thus driving the movement of the watch. On the other hand, the automatic winding mechanism automatically winds up the spring by the movement of the watch to realize the automatic force increase of the watch winding system, so as to make the watch always maintain the normal running state.

2 Clock movements

The clock movement is the core part of the watch winding mechanism, which is mainly composed of the winding disk, winding spring, bias wheel, reverse push frame, winding clip, buffer system, etc. The winding disk is the storage of the winding spring, which is usually screwed to the main plate for storing manual or automatic energy; the winding spring is the source of power. The winding disk is the storage of the winding spring, generally on the bottom cover of the watch, fixed on the main plate by screws, used to store manual or automatic energy; the winding spring is the source of power, generally a spiral winding, the quality and material of various collectible watches have a great relationship with the proper tension of winding the winding; the bias wheel is used to prevent the excessive tautness of the winding spring, to ensure that the watch is working properly; the role of the backpropulsion frame is to Control the tension of the clockwork and regulate the running speed of the movement; the buffer system can reduce the external vibration and avoid causing the watch to be inadmissible.

3 Principle of operation of the hairspring system

The movement of the watch will be transmitted through gears, axles and other transmitting devices, so that the second hand, minute hand, hour hand on the movement to run, the normal operation of the watch relies entirely on the shortcut of the hairspring → balance wheel → escape wheel, the tension of the hairspring is constantly output to drive the balance wheel to rotate, the balance wheel through the role of the escape wheel system of the jaws, so that the escape wheel to do a regular escapement, creating a stable ticking sound, and through the escape wheel transmission of other components to complete the The watch timekeeping task is accomplished by the escape wheel driving other components.

In an automatic winding mechanism, the storage and augmentation of the watch's winding system is done automatically, allowing it to wind itself when the watch is active; this process of feeding power into the movement is accomplished by gravity. A manual winding mechanism, on the other hand, requires that the winding spring be wound artificially and periodically to keep the watch functioning properly.

In this article, we have introduced in detail one of the most important components in collectible watches - the winding system, including the winding mechanism, clock movement and the working principle of the winding system. For watch enthusiasts, it is also very necessary to familiarize with the operation principle of watches and even watch repair.