The Watchmaker's Workshop: Watchmaking - Gear Trains

Cameron Weiss, master watchmaker and founder of family-owned Weiss Watch Company, dives into watchmaking in this new series.
Learn what really makes a watch tick. Cameron takes a deep dive into the history and development of gear trains. Gear trains in a watch are incredibly detailed and power the timepiece. Weiss teaches about the different components of the gear train. Learn about each component in detail and see how he uses them in the watches he creates.
Directed, shot, edited by Andrew Reed at the Weiss Watch Company workshop in Nashville, TN. weisswatchcomp... #watchmaker #watch #watchrepair #watchmaking #craftsman

[@blackmag17]

Well done. Have missed Watch & Listen!!!! Keep 'em coming Cameron.

[@thewatchmakersworkshop]

Much appreciated!

[@f.a.j.4685]

So good. Really the best explanation one can find!!

[@jamesmeader6539]

Absolutely beautiful videos. I'd love to know more about how the escape wheel, pallet fork and balance wheel interact.

[@jonputnam4320]

These videos are great, educational and it really makes me want to get a Weiss now.

[@thewatchmakersworkshop]

Thank you!

[@MarcoDoveri]

Incredible video, outstanding in every aspect. Congrats!

[@racingdr1]

Excellent and educational. Thank you!

[@IanHutchison]

I had no idea about the Geneva Seal requirement that all gears be gold plated, but having to polish the teeth so the plating doesn't flake off inside the movement. That's so cool!

[@thewatchmakersworkshop]

I'm glad you liked learning that.

[@darylisaac6615]

wow ,love the channel.this is too good

[@boydsargeant7496]

Thanks Cameron for your videos, just great!

[@thewatchmakersworkshop]

Glad you like them!

[@rubinsteinway]

Excellent. And I like that you used Schubert's piece. I wonder if he used a watch, he had so little time...

[@AZVIDS]

Classy👍

[@VitaWalkingTours]

What does the mainspring barrel attach to first? Is it the center wheel? And that has the cannon pinion on it? What defines how fast the center wheel turns? I presume that'd be the escapement, correct?

[@BruceWSims]

Question: I know the ratio among the teeth of all gears in the train must be set to have the piece keep accurate time. My question whether one can determine from the size of One wheel what the appropriate diameter of each other wheels in the train would be? Thoughts?

[@MountainSalsa]

Thank you.

[@sanxi34]

Wait, so if I still remember Watch and Listen and what I gather from this... The escapement wheel is the transmission of the power, and the balance wheel is the brakes. So the escament wheel transfers the power to the hands, but it id the balance wheel the one that sets how fast time passes on those hands... Right? haha

[@thewatchmakersworkshop]

The gear train is the transmission of power from the mainspring to the escapement. The mainspring is the storage of power and the escapement is what regulates the flow of energy so it is allowed to release at a known rate. That rate is displayed using the watch hands.