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Ferdinand Berthoud · FB 2RE.2

Chronomètre FB 2RE

The escapement in slow motion

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Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 2RE FB 2RE.2
18,000 vph, 2.5 Hz, 5 beats a second
Speed

One tick

200 ms, slowed to 20 s11.4 ms of it in the lift
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Escapement, in the lexicon