{"id":13168,"date":"2022-11-22T11:31:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/blog\/how-a-manual-watch-movement-works\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:36:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T08:36:43","slug":"how-a-manual-watch-movement-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/en\/blog\/how-a-manual-watch-movement-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How a manual watch movement works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13168\" class=\"elementor elementor-13168 elementor-6733\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2665f3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2665f3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-723a1858\" data-id=\"723a1858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d78a7bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d78a7bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This article looks at the functioning of a mechanical watch movement (i.e. one that has no electronic parts) with manual winding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ddb0bf\" data-id=\"4ddb0bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ff6c568 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ff6c568\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-592abbe7\" data-id=\"592abbe7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d17fb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d17fb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/montre-mecanique-1350x545-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/montre-mecanique-1350x545-1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/montre-mecanique-1350x545-1-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/montre-mecanique-1350x545-1-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/montre-mecanique-1350x545-1-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/montre-mecanique-1350x545-1-600x242.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8d382c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8d382c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5209beb0\" data-id=\"5209beb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d88fff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70d88fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although many technical and material improvements have taken place, the functioning of a mechanical movement has not fundamentally changed since the 19th century. Let&#8217;s look at it in detail! A watch consists of two parts : <\/p>\n<p>The first thing to know is that a watch is a combination of external parts which are the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>strap<\/li>\n<li>dial<\/li>\n<li>hands<\/li>\n<li>case<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc7232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdc7232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_composants-1024x396.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12358\" alt=\"composants\" srcset=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_composants-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_composants-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_composants-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_composants-600x232.png 600w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_composants.png 1029w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618c9b1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618c9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">movement<\/span> which can be broken down into the:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">\u00e9bauche&#8221; (or blank) comprising the mainplate, jewels, bridges, gears, pinions, winding stem and lubricant<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">mainspring<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">escapement<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 18px;\">regulating organ, comprising the balance wheel, balance spring and anti-shock system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-693b3329\" data-id=\"693b3329\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57190e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57190e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6000cbdf\" data-id=\"6000cbdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8a5e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b8a5e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The winding stem, balance wheel and escapement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb17492 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb17492\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whereas an electronic watch runs off the power from a battery, a mechanical watch gets its energy through the <b>winding stem<\/b>. We talk about &#8220;winding a watch&#8221; but what we are actually doing when we turn the winding stem is tighten an S-shaped spring. This spring, called the mainspring, accumulates energy which it releases in controlled amounts to the rest of the movement. The mainspring is coiled inside a part known as the barrel. As it unwinds, it causes the barrel to rotate, and this rotation causes the other gears (collectively known as the geartrain) to rotate. The speed at which the gears rotate is controlled by the balance wheel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62ea49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c62ea49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12361\" alt=\"mecanique\" srcset=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement.png 803w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement-600x259.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b896ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b896ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The balance wheel<\/b> is how the movement keeps regular time. It swings back and forth and, as it does, it interacts with the escapement which keeps it moving. This movement is passed on to the gears which drive the hands.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><b>The escapement<\/b> is one of the most difficult parts to manufacture. Its function is to transfer energy to the balance wheel so that it continues to swing back and forth (oscillate, in watchmaking language) at a given rate. The energy supplied by the escapement must compensate for the energy lost in the form of friction when the balance wheel makes one swing back or forth. The number of vibrations per hour corresponds to the frequency of the movement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The higher the frequency, the more precisely the balance wheel swings. An alternation is the equivalent of half an oscillation performed by the balance wheel. These oscillations are what make the ticking sound.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>During a vibration, <b>the escapement moves<\/b> in three stages :<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dce211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dce211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement_dessin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement_dessin.jpg 607w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement_dessin-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Mecanique_echappement_dessin-600x350.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e95c381\" data-id=\"6e95c381\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4097439c elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4097439c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3489e9\" data-id=\"a3489e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0dd433 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b0dd433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlocking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a407d75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a407d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the teeth of the escape wheel is resting against the locking face of the entry pallet, hence the wheel is blocked. The impulse jewel, which is attached to the balance roller, enters the notch at the end of the lever, between the horns. This impulse jewel, through the inertia of the balance wheel, causes the lever to rotate round its axis. The entry pallet (on the left) lifts while the exit pallet (on the right) descends This unlocks the escape wheel, allowing the gears to rotate and the mainspring to unwind.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa0b820\" data-id=\"5aa0b820\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e432168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e432168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impulse<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63be6be3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63be6be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the teeth of the escape wheel is resting against the impulse face of the entry pallet. During this phase, torque from the escape wheel is transferred via the pallet to the lever, then via the horns and the impulse jewel to the balance. The rotation of the lever causes the entry pallet to lift while the exit pallet descends. After rotating 35\u00b0, the entry pallet is no longer in contact with an escape wheel tooth, hence energy is no longer transferred. This is the end of the impulse phase and the beginning of the drop phase.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-377e9c5c elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"377e9c5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-683e534e\" data-id=\"683e534e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ffa211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ffa211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drop<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-795c39b6\" data-id=\"795c39b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-502a340c elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502a340c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-292ae577\" data-id=\"292ae577\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f27104 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f27104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The escape wheel tooth is no longer in contact with the entry pallet. The escape wheel can therefore rotate while the lever comes into contact with a pin. The escape wheel turns until one of its teeth strikes the locking face of the exit pallet. During this drop phase, the balance completes its vibration.<\/p>\n<p>During the unlocking and drop phases, the mainspring does not unwind hence the escape wheel does not rotate. This explains why a watch can run for 50 hours without having to be wound.<\/p>\n<p>Two vibrations of the balance make one oscillation during which the escape wheel moves by one tooth. The balance wheel swings in alternating directions with each vibration.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d849bd7\" data-id=\"1d849bd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43739ab5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43739ab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most balance wheels have a 4 Hz frequency. This equals four oscillations or eight vibrations per second.<\/p>\n<p>To summarise, the balance wheel moves in alternating directions. The impulse jewel on the roller imparts movement via the lever which causes the escape wheel to rotate (or not to rotate). If the escape wheel is &#8220;allowed&#8221; to rotate, the mainspring partially unwinds, releasing energy that is transferred through the geartrain to the escape wheel. The energy from the escape wheel is transferred to the balance wheel through the lever and its pallets.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ce74285 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ce74285\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b835d97\" data-id=\"3b835d97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ffb0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44ffb0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why does a watch run slow? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4092144 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4092144\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74156d91\" data-id=\"74156d91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af78fb3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af78fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even the most accurate mechanical watch gains or loses a few seconds a day. 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