mainspring in the PONS Dictionary

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To indicate the time and to transfer the torque from mainspring to the escapement mainly used aforesaid nested planetary gearings.
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The mainspring is white and no doubt original.
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In spring driven timepieces, the drive force declines as the mainspring runs down.
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Efforts to improve the accuracy of watches prior to 1657 focused on evening out the steep torque curve of the mainspring.
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The strength is determined by finding the smallest round sink into which the mainspring barrel (horology) will fit.
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This is particularly true in watches and portable clocks which are powered by a mainspring, which provides a diminishing drive force as it unwinds.
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Energy is stored in the mainspring manually by "winding it up", turning a key attached to a ratchet which twists the mainspring tighter.
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A self-winding watch movement has a mechanism which winds the mainspring.
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In fact, the standard method of adjusting the rate of early verge watches was to alter the force of the mainspring.
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To accomplish this he used an old idea and reworked it, that of having the hands driven directly by the mainspring.
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