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Balance wheel and hairspring in a 1950s alarm clock

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English: Balance wheel in a cheap 1950s mechanical alarm clock, the Apollo, by Lux Mfg. Co. 2.4 cm diameter. Arrows point to the hairspring (1) and the regulator (2). It has a rate of 4 beats (ticks) or two cycles per second. The clock belongs to me and is still working.
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Author Chris Burks Chetvorno

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Public domain This work has been released into the public domain by its author, I, Chris Burks (Chetvorno). This applies worldwide.
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current12:53, 19 June 2007Thumbnail for version as of 12:53, 19 June 20071,803 × 1,357 (337 KB)Chetvorno (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Balance wheel in a cheap 1950s mechanical alarm clock, the Apollo, by Lux Mfg. Co. |Source=self-made |Date=June 16, 2007 |Author= Chetvorno }}

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