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Ferdinand Berthoud · FB 2TV.1

Chronomètre FB 2TV

The escapement in slow motion

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Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 2TV FB 2TV.1
21,600 vph, 3 Hz, 6 beats a second
Speed

One tick

167 ms, slowed to 16.7 s9.5 ms of it in the lift
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Escapement, in the lexicon