This unique mechanical clock with a weighted pendulum demonstrates the precision of the gears. Just assemble it, mount it on a wall, wind it up and enjoy the passing of time!
The clock features a weighted bag – which can be filled with salt, grains or sand – which is pulled down by the force of gravity, the driving force behind the movement of the clock. In order to wind the clock, simply raise the bag on its pulleys. The slowly descending weight makes the drive gear rotate. This puts the escape wheel in motion (through a reducer). The anchor mechanism connects the escape wheel with an adjustable weighted pendulum. Sliding the bottom and top weights of the pendulum lets you adjust the ticking action of the clock to the second. The hour disc and minute discs are also put in motion by a reducer.
Curiously, a fixed pointer indicates time on the rotating, numbered hour and minute discs rather than rotating hands on a clock face. Interesting fact: the hands of some early clocks moved counterclockwise, while others moved clockwise. Then standardization came along to cement the principles we are familiar with today.
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