How a Mechanical Watch Works

[@animagraffs]

Video corrections: 4:55 You can faintly see the ESCAPE WHEEL has a geared pivot underneath it that connects to the FOURTH WHEEL -- everything is connected all the way back to the MAINSPRING. I had a render error that made the gears not turn at the correct rate together, so they don't * appear * to be connected. But they are in a real watch.

[@HabuBeemer]

Excellent representation. I have several mechanical watches and it's really nice to see the detail and get a clear explanation of the entire system. Thank you and congratulations on a lot of hard work.

[@randomsandwichian]

Seeing the amount of detail you put into this animation is top notch. Kudos for a great job well done. Am really tempted to screenshot each of the parts to try and make a physical copy myself, if you don't mind 😁😁

[@XSTAYUPX]

whoever CAD'd this, is a champion. Thank you so much.

[@officerlarry2686]

Do you have a video for an automatic watch? Mine has a weight to wind the main spring and I'm curious how that part works as it's not in this video.

[@sangmeshjerkal9715]

R,,,f,t.

[@DonLee1980]

I know a quartz watch is so much more accurate, but the artistry and engineering behind a mechanical watch is just so beautiful

[@endreszatmari2302]

Well the average quartz clock is more precise than the average mechanical, but I guess it is possible to make very, very precise mechanicals also - possibly beating common quartz clocks.

[@Ahmetmhr]

@@endreszatmari2302 only grand seiko's spring drive movement can get close to quartz accuracy

[@1c72]

@@endreszatmari2302 Nope, not a correct guess. As said in the video, mechanical watches swing at about 6 times per second, give or take, but Quartz are measured in MHz (millions of oscillations per second), so a 5 dollar quarts watch is literally 1000000x more accurate than an average mechanic watch. Now how much more accurate can a “very precise” (and expensive) mechanical gear be? 100x better than the one shown in this video? I doubt it, but even then it’d still be 10000x worse than quartz.

[@hinkwanwong9315]

@@Ahmetmhr Yeah it's basically a mechanical watch regulated by quartz

[@blakethaboss5120]

@@1c72 3-6 seconds off a day is what he said

[@Inferno45]

Damn this is some complex engineering in such a small package on your wrist!!!

[@johnfadds6089]

I can understand how this would appear complex to a simpleton.

[@tojassargaja2085]

@Usharib Laeeq I agree with Commander Fadds. How it works is not complicated. Basically everything inside a basic watch can be shown and explained in a 8 minute video. How it works is not complicated, but the engineering behind it, how it was designed, and how the manufacturing process was planned is probably mutch more complicated.

[@Solidboat123]

@@johnfadds6089 You've finished designing the spaceship to get us to Mars then?

[@ach6791]

@@johnfadds6089 Calm down, buddy. No one enjoys the company of an elitist.

[@JohnGalt539]

Commander Fadds pretty sure pulling down statues is more complex, and finding a way to stay another year in mommas basement is mind boggling

[@tgg1765]

This is the best explanation/animation I've seen for the mechanical watch. thank you.

[@donbow450]

Here's one to challenge that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH2TkKmFrJuYecU

[@Jorg05111980]

Totally agree, I've never seen a video explain it so well and so good with the pictures / video. For me the restoration videos make a lot more sense as well

[@foesfly3047]

I concur.

[@rrawat02]

I’ve edited my comment 3 times, I’m that shocked by the clarity of this video.

[@varunhoskote8467]

I pray / wish our college demonstrators and lecturers were as lucid and simple as this demo.

[@koriwest]

The fact that hundreds of years ago someone’s mind was able to not only formulate this, but was them able to manufacture it by hand using archaic tools is absolutely mind boggling.

[@sakuraisp6974]

Must be special genius person

[@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart]

@@sakuraisp6974 Nah, it took hundreds of years to get to this point. Generations upon generations of artisans whose life was building clocks and other mechanisms.

[@TheEdudo]

in your mind there is a common bias in people, that our ancestors where dumb, they were not, thay had the same ingenuity since at least 200 thousand years

[@CADClicker]

​@@TheEdudoSeems weird to make assumptions about a strangers mind on the internet

[@TheEdudo]

@@CADClicker in general it is not

[@dennisbaecht7860]

I'm a amateur watchmaker. This is the absolute best and and complete description I've ever seen. Well done

[@ricoviselli]

I am not a watchmaker of any kind but now I understand how a watch works and the job each part does in making an instrument that measures something that scientists are debating actually exists. wether time exists or not, time regulates our existence in this culture.

[@sakuraisp6974]

Any prove?

[@ricoviselli]

@@sakuraisp6974 some scientists say that time is only an illusion. other scientists say that time is the basis for reality. obviously, both can prove their point with logic but not with mathematics so no scientific proof. Very similar to a discussion between an atheist and a true believer regarding the existence of G(g)od. So does Time = God?

[@Apex_Apeq]

Other Expensive movements have only been modified a bit & have a better in its finishing for a reason to be more expensive. Except spring drive movement. it is a different one and specially created to be more precise and more softer in every second.

[@mohans6215]

My father was a watch mechanic since 1979 to 2021 (42 years) While my childhood i don't have clue to know about his job. After seeing this video i realized he done a superb job as a successful watch mechanic👨‍🔧. But the sad thing is we lost him two months before because of cardiac arrest. Miss you so much daddy. . .

[@klecuni]

May he rest in piece

[@hathaway.1166]

I’m sorry for your loss, he must’ve be an superb watchmaker

[@johnlockett1565]

Keep those feelings about your Dad very close to your heart, Beautiful feelings and pass them on to you kids. Excellent

[@lulululu4912]

His heartbeat will be in harmony forever with the tick of his watches. When you take one of his watches you must feel him.

[@ElectricSwordfish]

The correct terminology is Watchmaker

[@santaclause2875]

I wore mechanical watches throughout my 48 year career as a electric utility field engineer banging around huge turbine generators, boilers, electrical gear, and all. Wore mostly Timex, and they got the crap kicked out of them constantly, but kept on running. Amazes me that all that action was going on inside the watch on my wrist....for decades.

[@IAmTheHound]

Very cool! What makes and models of watches did you wear doing your job?

[@santaclause2875]

@@IAmTheHound Mainly Timex, but also several Hamiltons and Bulovas, most of which were automatics. When the quartz's came along, had a few but still have always preferred mechanicals.

[@IAmTheHound]

@@santaclause2875 ah I see you mentioned Timex in your first post also. And yes, the others - all well-engineered work horses that did their job, day in day out while probably looking pretty good and all. I love these marvels of human ingenuity and skill.

[@santaclause2875]

@@IAmTheHound Amazing, tiny engineering marvels for sure!!

[@SDarkVader]

I've been into watches for some time now and had a pretty good understanding of how everything worked. This animation however brought the entire story to life and I could visualise the flow of forces, the precision and mathematics of gear ratios in my mind whilst you were explaining the mechanism. You slowed the animation down just enough to see each component transferring energy to the next, always changing and converting dynamically. It made perfect sense. It's an entirely logical process and this presentation is the best that I've seen yet that truly helps you understand not only how elegant, but beautiful simple work of daring and genius we all still celebrate even after the general utility is gone. Watches are different because they represent time and the bumps, bruises and scratches on our beloved watches each have a story interwoven between the pinions and pallets. Thank you my friend for explaining it so beautifully. Peace time ⏲️

[@leonildocarmo2811]

Sou torneiro mecânico adoro a micro mecânica entendi a cinemática gostaria de ver o vídeo e m português.

[@GururajBN]

How a mechanical watch worked had always remained a mystery for me. Main spring, hair spring, escape mechanism, balance wheel etc were mysterious terms for me. Many thanks for explaining the mechanical watch with superb graphics.

[@GeorgeMartinus]

Same goes with how HDD works.

[@Richard-wk9le]

This is simply one the best videos I ve seen anywhere outstanding job in all respects.

[@trocchiettoski]

best video ever

[@sid98geek]

@@trocchiettoski It deserves much more views for the sheer amount of work and complexity put in.

[@tedmanasa907]

This was an awesome explanation. I’ve been a mechanical watch fan and owner for years and this is the first I have understood how all the pieces work together. Great animation and narration. Thank you!

[@mudgatebronn4438]

Everyone: wow this was a really great explanation! Random person: so now you know how a watch works? Everyone: nope

[@rameesrahim760]

Hahaaa thats so true 😂😂👌👌

[@leehazlewoodism]

@@rameesrahim760 I pretty much knew anyway but this helps. I would so love to spend some time in a watchmaking workshop and have a go at taking a watch apart and then successfully rebuilding it - imagine the sense of achievement.

[@RJ-cq8dd]

True, but it starts to click watching it multiple times.

[@sete794]

me: witchcraft

[@thembamahlangu9028]

😂 😂 😂

[@gerryscholtz3766]

Wow.. I'm a Mechanical Engineer and this is an excellent walk through.. Great illustration.

[@jasongrime2891]

This is a great animation of the ETA 6497. Perfect for demonstrating how a basic mechanical watch works. Thank you.

[@jordanjtbraun]

I was going to ask what movement this was... thought someone else might have asked or like you given me the answer! The person who posted should put it in the blurb... The movement here is much different than my Vostok...

[@bobbye4731]

This is basic? 😭

[@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori]

@@bobbye4731 one of the most basic

[@oscarosullivan4513]

@@jordanjtbraun I have an Amphibia 710379 move about a lot with it in different positions and it keeps good time

[@Oscar-ii4fg]

@@bobbye4731 yupe this was only a watch with hour, minutes and seconds. There are minute repeaters, watches with moon phases, chronographs, perpetual calendars, ones that indicate the energy left, and so on ;)

[@MySpace662]

Engineering marvel that dates back centuries, has stood the test of time.

[@duanecostello2188]

Literally!

[@pixxelwizzard]

The amount of work that went into making this video is mind boggling.

[@olafdelke-lejeune6093]

Working with 4D-Designers each and every working day I can confess that this by far is the best explanation animation of the mechanism behind a mechanical watch on YT. Thanks so much. I wonder why it took me 18 months to find your channel.

[@VoraciousGobbler]

Your channel is a massive contribution to humanity. I understand machines at a much higher level than I did months ago.

[@raywei8472]

Watch is a piece of art, and it will last for generations, unlike smartwatches

[@andrewclarkehomeimprovement]

Outstanding animation. Thank you for the, probably hundreds of hours put into this work. When servicing a watch, I never tire of putting the balance back and getting a heartbeat as it starts up, always makes me smile.

[@bananprzydawka7129]

it is so cool how the whole thing is powered by a single spring, no batery, nothing complex, just a spring

[@qbanopro2225]

This explanation makes me fall in love more and more with mechanical watches every second I watched it, repeatedly, beautifully detailed

[@ozen6750]

These animations are stunning. I’m just curious about how long it takes to produce one of these videos?

[@atrudokht]

I am a freelancing 3D animator and I predict this kind of animation would take 2 weeks at the fastest to be completely done. Excluding the revisions.

[@wisspubg9435]

@@atrudokht What are the apps he probably used in this animation?

[@hrsror]

@@atrudokht yeah and with high dedication and experience, it can be completed within 3-4 days.

[@nilasamsonbeats2335]

The wristwatch is one of homo sapiens greatest mechanical achievment. The fact that it was invented so early makes it even more impressive.

[@bobsmithinson2050]

Great comment

[@rubbish9231]

Invented so early?

[@bobsmithinson2050]

@@rubbish9231 early in our history

[@rubbish9231]

@@bobsmithinson2050 this can not be any Accident invention. There might be right time and we have internet and phone is also a right time.

[@ching-chiawang2020]

Hands down the best KZbin video on how mechanical watch works. Thank you so much. What a treasure!

[@joshpike]

Would be an interesting side show to know how the "shake to wind" mechanism works too. Great video!

[@gnomeam]

My understanding of it is that it works the same way, but underneath the support structure, there's a metal disk weight that can freely spin around a central point which will works on the mechanism that powers the mainspring the same way that turning the crown does.

[@samiam619]

@@gnomeam And while that disk weight can turn both ways, it only winds the main spring one way.

[@yoshikizid]

You need to create more “how stuff work” videos! Thank you!

[@mikec3454]

Even having an above average knowledge on mechanical watches, this video was extremely helpful and entertaining. Well done!

[@AvgJoeWatchReviews]

This was the best explanation I’ve seen

[@Bubbadumdum]

The fact that I've found your videos through multiple disparate subjects is a real testament to how great of a job you're doing. I love your stuff and they're incredibly informative.

[@yadiramaldonado3435]

Watching this video is such a visual treat. I thank you for giving us, that wonder, the explanation as to how it works. If AP (anatomy & physiology) was explained this way, instead of in black and white, we'd have a better, and wider understanding of the human body. Thank you so much for this outstanding video that made me understand all the better! Awesome...!

[@iltifaat-yousuf]

Why isn't this video trending??? It's so damn good!!

[@journeyfortwo5211]

I love the escapement ticking in time with the music at 5:05

[@Inssssomniac]

Ok this is incredible. What a beautiful mechanism. I was trying to find out how a balance wheel maintained a consistent velocity with such a fragile spring and strange movement and this video explains it perfectly. That little kickback from the pallet fork is ingenious. Thanks for this perfectly concise explanation!

[@brunopacifico4979]

What an amazing explanation! I'm impressed by the quality of the content in this channel. I would really enjoy if you make an animation of how some mechanical calculators work, especially the automatic ones like the Olivetti Divisumma 24. There are already a very good channel called Mechanical Computing, in which it's explained how many calculators work, including a 10 key machine. But I've never seen how an automatic dividing machine works, and how it knows how to subtract from the dividend and register how many times it has subtracted. Again, this is a breathtaking explanation, and I really hope this channel keeps showing such high quality content. The animation is simply beautiful.

[@Pumpamentals]

And this, my friends, is why we still appreciate and wear mechanical watches. No "smart" watches for me!

[@Queeshandle]

Ok boomer

[@NFRSZ]

ok boomer

[@drdozer]

I'm gonna use a galaxy watch until I can afford a Rolex

[@Yallan]

We have some real masters of comedy in here

[@drdozer]

@@Yallan ah yes the classic comedy of "ok boomer"

[@CasperLCat]

Beautiful animation - it’s like a great movie that also makes you smarter. Imagine if going to school meant watching these kinds of animations, instead of just listening to someone droning on with words for an hour or more.

[@souhardyaadhikari7822]

So making or repairing a watch is definitely an art. Very satisfying.

[@sumukhanadig]

Mind blowing animations! Great production quality, keep em coming!

[@mikahidiot2614]

I don't understand how the spring on the balance wheel is kept in motion. What does the mechanism look like that attaches it to the mainspring? Does that energy transfer to the balance wheel through the minute hand gears, or are there other gears that linked everything together?

[@xswooshx]

Hi. I'm not a watchmaker or anything, but it looks like it might be elastic potential energy. Elastic potential energy is "stored" energy that results from a material being deformed out of its original shape. In this case, the spring metal wants to be straight, but he winding force deforms it into a tighter coil until the escapement releases some of it.

[@animagraffs]

Thx Mark for helping out here ... it also has to do with the power exchange I describe, where escape wheel teeth give the pallet fork a tiny push from the mainspring, which sort of "winds up" the hairspring for another half-swing each time. I've shown every part of this watch movement, there's no other significant hidden parts or otherwise.

[@mikahidiot2614]

@@animagraffs Perfect! Thanks for clearing that up. Makes sense why that part is so delicate now. Amazing work I'll add, I love all your content on your website. Is there any way for me to support what you do?

[@AHMAD-kw5so]

Great thanks for your effort, this is really the best video I've ever seen about mechanical movement at all,

[@wannabewoodsmith4217]

What a simple and straightforward explanation. Thanks for making it easy to grasp. One thing I was hoping to learn but did not was; why are jewels so important? Is it just their hardness and ability to retain the value of the lubricants applied, or is it something more complex?

[@james-p]

The high polish and hardness of the jewels make a very smooth, nearly friction-free bearing for less resistance. The hardness also makes them last longer than a metal sleeve would.

[@Suzuki_Hiakura]

3:00 I bought a pack of mechanical watch parts on eBay once, it was advertised as pieces for a project, and those bearings are super small... a small red speck, about the size of a speck of glitter, was on the tip of my finger. Using a magnifying glass, I could see the hole in the bearing, which was so small none of my sewing needles nor strands of thread could pass through. It is awesome, knowing that many jewelers had hands steady enough to precisely assemble such pieces. I read somewhere that those kinds of jewelers have hands roughly 10x more steady than a surgeon.

[@970diego]

This is excellent! It's going to be my go to video to show friends why I love mechanical watches!

[@kalatitati8795]

I had never been impressed with KZbin videos, until now!

[@mrandmrswheels1142]

What a great video. The best explanation since the old Hamilton film. Well done! I’m off to watch that again 👌👏

[@rongrosstube]

5:23 The most ingenious part of operation and why mechanical clocks/watches don't stall! I discovered that some years ago while repairing a springer/pendulum wall clock from the early 20th century, it blew my mind.

[@benmillan8005]

Your videos are hands down the best quality educational stuff I've seen in years.

[@maha77]

I came for the info, I stayed for the Disco

[@teycwee]

do you know the music name ?

[@christopherjholland]

I am very impressed at the little impulse of power @ 5:39. That part is amazing. It's like a swing set that is horizontal instead of vertical, where they use a spring to simulate gravity. That's neat. Thanks for the explanation and video

[@KarolaSteigler]

Picked up a amzwatch's watch as my first watch last month and I’m absolutely in love with it. Perfect size, looks elegant, very comfortable. Now my only problem is holding off from buying more watches so quickly!

[@jacquesolivierholzer]

WOW ! I own an Omega Speedmaster and never realized how all these mechanisms worked. Thank you so much ! a new subscriber :-)

[@simonlloyd7557]

The men who invented, then refined, then reinvented the clocks, to pocket watches, to mechanical wrist watches were geniuses...

[@neoteny7]

This is beautiful, the best I've seen so far. Liked, subbed, and belled.

[@JR-bj3uf]

When I was in my 30s I met a man, in passing, who lived in my town. We were talking and he said that he was a watch maker and had been for years. He had retired as his eyes had started to fail. He offered to show me his work shop and tools but I wasn't interested, I am interested now and he is gone taking all his knowledge with him.

[@user-co7de9ss2t]

@@JR-bj3uf “Whenever an old person passes it’s like loosing a library full of books “

[@DavidHalfordsLane]

Keep your car engineering. This is proper mechanics.

[@siddharthchavan1224]

🤔 who is that genius who invented the Nitty Gritty system

[@pradeep2662]

Definitely not a half knowledged Indian.

[@phabove7]

@@pradeep2662 : Indians invented zero and first decimal number system. Also, oldest medical system, oldest steel making process and so much more. Hope you had read history.

[@darknesoffire]

@@phabove7 that is a great story :)

[@paulwilson3434]

French dude in 1700s. Invented the whirlwind - turbillion

[@voltgaming2213]

Many dudes, the French, the British, the Germans and lastly perfected by the swiss

[@drdozer]

Dang bro this video is high quality for someone with less than 5k subs.

[@d.martins4471]

what a bizarre complex mechanism, absolutely mind boggling.

[@EspenX]

I have allways been fascinated by mechanical watches, but only when I realized those watches are a tiny, tiny mechanical machine that runs only on a spring you wind up manually or have an automatic winding mechanism by moving the watch, I fell in love with mechanical watches. There are hundreds of years of watch making and tny improvements to get those extremely complicated tiny machines to work without a battery. And I love my manual winding watch the most, because I sit on the bed and wind up my watch like my father did and his father and his father did. It is a 30 second ritual every morning where you take care of your watch and realize what an amazing mechanical wonder it is.

[@Valleedbrume]

Great video,I am a watch collector and do some hobby repair.

[@arts2crafts]

Was always curious how the mechanical watch works. Beautifully explained. Very intriguing.

[@philip5798]

What’s more incredible is that these watches were created before any computers and CAD existed. Amazing engineering packaged into such a small space

[@texasdigger319]

This was simply amazing. How do people give this a thumbs down?

[@owenmckee4053]

"Accuracy within 2-3 seconds per day." Cries in Vostok

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Good watches only lose a few seconds per year. So over 20 years, you lose one minute. Hell, I bought a used clock for $1.50 at Goodwill and it keeps better time than my internet connected computer.

[@Vi-pv3xi]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 That is impossible. Internet-connected clocks are synchronized to atomic clocks on the satellite. Atomic clocks use atomic fission to measure time. It is the most accurate clocks currently possible.

[@flt528]

This is excellent. My only suggestion is spend more time on how important the shape of the escape wheel teeth are, and how the pallet fork both pushes the balance wheel (winding the leaf spring using the energy from the mainspring) and is pushed by the balance wheel as the leaf spring unwinds. You do mention all these things, but it's hard to wrap your head around quickly. Amazing animations. Thank you!

[@davidmorland4046]

It's AMAZING to think that back in those times someone was able to design something that even today is still telling the time with such accuracy, it's a TRULY FASCINATING subject and ALL possible without any batteries.

[@DJBlueX]

I had a mechanical pocket watch sitting next to me while watching and it’s fun to hear it ticking in sync with the escapement on the screen.

[@Perseverence]

The computer animation of how mechanical watch works is even more impressive than the subject itself.

[@animagraffs]

Don't know if you fully realize what a great compliment that is! I pore over dense source materials in search of high accuracy but the end result has to be entertaining to watch or I've missed my goal completely. Thx for commenting, I love this.

[@Perseverence]

@@animagraffsMy point is that in this video you can see two very impressive things one is how a mechanical watch works and second how now a day technology can make you understand that mechanism. Thanks

[@bustatron]

Been trying to figure out balance/escapement for a while now. This is a good explainer, and the slow motion and diagrams are great. Nice video.

[@sto2779]

0:37 - Excellent description, so the mainspring is what first causes the time arms to tell time while the an escapement controls speed.

[@matejherman5588]

Just wow. Without any doubt you have the best 3D explanatory videos I've ever met on the internet so far. Beautiful and smooth 3D graphics, very well thought-out, explanatory, to the point. score 12 out of 10! The same goes to other videos (especially the engine one!)

[@henris8367]

Please teach me your ways! Your cad models and animations leave me speechless every time

[@Tsharetrainer]

This video makes me appreciate my watch so much more!!!

[@rukeyser]

Passionate as I've been for years about the VISUAL beauty of exposed watchworks, I have avoided understanding what I'm looking at. Staying innocent has preserved a childlike relationship to mystery - and I've no regrets. This video is as clear and bright as my curiosity - and it won't diminish the wonder. Now I can understand as much or little as I care to. Thank you!!

[@Thrillrider10]

This is probably the best explanation of how a mechanical watch works I've found on this platform. Thank you for uploading.

[@sifujamie]

yeah i'm dumb af

[@TrailBlazer5280]

Ah thank you for the breakdown and the transparent view. Finally a full explanation of how the mechanisms work. The way many people talk about the balance wheel and spring is very deceiving. Its not so much power being transferred to and from the balance wheel, its a tension put in place by the spring being released by the balance wheel and fork in the regular increments

[@SoulScriptureSessions]

Struggling to find decent entry-level videos on mechanical watches... I found one here!

[@VierImageStudios]

I'm watching this wearing my newly acquired '57 Omega Seamaster, which I now have an even greater appreciation for. Thank you for this.

[@claudio_maritan]

There's a naming error at 1:50. This is not the winding pinion, it's the mainspring barrel arbor. Winding pinion is part of the keyless works

[@STROND]

Thank you for such an great video, the gems are there for a reason and you explained it well.

[@abhaynath5833]

I have new found respect for watch makers and those who repair watches !!!

[@Ekvorivious]

4:55 I love how the beat is synchronized with the ticks!

[@miriambamford6513]

The first guy who ever came out with this is a genius!

[@peacefuljeffrey]

The complexity and fineness of the watch internals makes me amazed that such a watch doesn’t have to cost many thousands of dollars to produce.

[@Vaquero4382]

This is the only video that I've found that explains how the balance wheel is powered. Well done.

[@pumpdumpster]

If you are interested in how a mechanical watch is build and how it works, I recommend this animation.

[@CindyBradyTooh]

This is the best explanation of how a watch works EVER! ~Cindy! :)

[@vanodyssey1659]

I have a whole new level of respect for my 1962 Rotary Jubilee now as it ticks on!!!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

My friend is a Rolex collector , he said if you drop it , the watch is finished . He spends $500 per year to maintain each watch .... Rediculous

[@boomclash101]

Lol . he needs to wear a g shock. Rolexs are tanks Will last decades upon decades with maintaince hear and there. How do you keep dropping a Rolex lol .is it real? the band needs adjustment, maybe ;not the watch.

[@KenoBeatZ]

As I begun recently to watch quite a lot of videos about restoration of watch, this video helped me a lot to understand how watches work. Many thanks !

[@kermit30au]

Thankyou for this animation. I was trying to understand how the keyless works actually set time while remaining in mesh all the way back to the barrel. Finally got it. Thankyou again.

[@davidsanov3240]

Excellent explanation. Very well articulated and animated. Thank you.

[@Looey]

Ahhhhhh -- this is what i needed...i've watched a dozen or two videos of watch servicing but THIS explained some of what i had been missing ! THANK YOU

[@marcwouters-z7i]

Very informative, I'm beginning as an apprentice watchmaker soon and my new colleague showed this to me, you really explain so easy that someone as dumb as me can understand it, (mostly). thanks!

[@canuck81]

The original designers were absolute geniuses. The escapement wheel is brilliance.

[@mogret7451]

Perfect introduction to machanical watches!

[@jameswind1902]

The gears are really precise and meticulous