When the collet's cutout points toward the center, the weight moves outward and the balance wheel turns more slowly.
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Temperature-compensated balance wheels began to be widely used in watches during this period, and jewel bearings became almost universal.
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He demonstrated that a balance spring whose center of gravity coincides with the axis of the balance wheel is isochronous.
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It is also the fundamental principle behind the spring scale, the manometer, and the balance wheel of the mechanical clock.
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Greubel Forsey specialize in inventing timepieces with multiple tourbillons and inclined balance wheels with the aim of improving timekeeping precision.
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In 2013, MB & F presented Legacy Machine No . 2, which features two flying balance wheels suspended over the dial.
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The brakes were operated upon the balancing wheels of the trucks, but they mayed also be fitted upon the supporting wheels.
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In place of a balance wheel which oscillated at perhaps 5 or 6 beats per second, it used a oscillator circuit.
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The increased accuracy of the balance wheel focused attention on errors caused by other parts of the George Graham in the 1720s.
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The balance wheel and balance spring provide a separate function : to regulate the timing ( or escape ) of the movement.
