Chapter 1
The outlaws of bling
Chapter 2
The heart of brass and steel
Chapter 3
The great electronic storm
Chapter 4
The seal of perfection
Ch 2 · The heart of brass and steel
lara Swiss Watch Complications
These gears align to chase the leap year's run, Perfectly ticking till the century's done.
Glossary
movement (noun)
The internal mechanism of a clock or watch that measures time and powers its functions. Swiss watchmakers in the Jura region have hand-assembled these mechanical movements since the sixteenth century.
The internal mechanism of a clock or watch that measures time and powers its functions. Swiss watchmakers in the Jura region have hand-assembled these mechanical movements since the sixteenth century.
Fun Fact
Microscopic power: A mechanical watch's mainspring is made of a steel alloy coiled so tightly it can power the watch for days.
Quiz
What watch component acts as a circular pendulum, oscillating back and forth to regulate time?
Quiz
Which crucial watch component regulates the release of energy and produces the classic ticking sound?
Quiz
How does a tourbillon mechanism counteract the negative effects of gravity on a watch's accuracy?
Quiz
Which advanced watch complication chimed the time using tiny internal hammers, originally designed for reading time in the dark?
Quiz
Which legendary watchmaker patented the gravity-defying tourbillon mechanism in Paris in 1801?