An introduction to the remontoire(watchaffinity.co.uk)

28 pointsby akbarnama2 anni fa3 comments

watchaffinity.co.uk

https://www.watchaffinity.co.uk/blog/its-complicated-the-remontoire/

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The article states that the "first remontoire was invented in 1595 by a Swiss clockmaker named Jost Bürgi." It goes on to explain how this mechanism relies on a spring. Immediately afterwards, the article says that it "wasn’t until 1739 that the spring remontoire was invented by the famous English clockmaker John Harrison".

Could someone explain to me (as a layman as far as watches are concerned) what Harrison contributed to be honoured with inventing it for a second time? Or is there a technical difference between a remontoire with a spring and the term spring remontoire?

eternityforest2 anni fa

So it's kind of like a mechanical decoupling capacitor?

fxn2 anni fa

The remontoire has a technical/practical modern use in the Zeitwerk.