http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/10/13/the-mainspring/ A mechanical watchmaker in a digital world Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/10/13/the-mainspring/comment-page-1/#comment-15477 Mechanical Watch Mainspring: A Winner or a Loser? | Affordable Men's Automatic Watches by ORIENT Japan Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:34:59 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=463#comment-15477 [...] game of tug of war: a battle between two resisting sides connected by one common thread, a rope. Some relate mechanical watches to a constant game of tug of war: the mainspring and barrel vs. the balance and hairspring. All of these parts are important in [...] [...] game of tug of war: a battle between two resisting sides connected by one common thread, a rope. Some relate mechanical watches to a constant game of tug of war: the mainspring and barrel vs. the balance and hairspring. All of these parts are important in [...]

]]> http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/10/13/the-mainspring/comment-page-1/#comment-2823 Tick Talk » Repairing a Mainspring Hook Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:32:38 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=463#comment-2823 [...] J.Peter alluded to in his post on mainsprings, replacements for many older mainsprings are no longer being produced and the reserve stock [...] [...] J.Peter alluded to in his post on mainsprings, replacements for many older mainsprings are no longer being produced and the reserve stock [...]

]]> http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/10/13/the-mainspring/comment-page-1/#comment-2700 Tick Talk » The Gear Train Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:14:30 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=463#comment-2700 [...] In a continuation of posts on the fundamentals of watches here comes talk of the gear train. The first post discussed the mainspring and barrel. [...] [...] In a continuation of posts on the fundamentals of watches here comes talk of the gear train. The first post discussed the mainspring and barrel. [...]

]]> http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/10/13/the-mainspring/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 J.Peter Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:54:25 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=463#comment-2528 Stephen, thank you for the encouraging words. I'm hoping to produce more articles like this in the coming weeks. Stephen, thank you for the encouraging words. I’m hoping to produce more articles like this in the coming weeks.

]]> http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/10/13/the-mainspring/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 Stephen D. Robbins Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:38:48 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/?p=463#comment-2498 Very informative. A big help for us who are not watchmakers to understand this crucial part of the movement. Very informative. A big help for us who are not watchmakers to understand this crucial part of the movement.

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