balance wheel

A stabilizing component. It is often found in a clock or watch. If we don't add something to act as a balance wheel, I think this whole structure may collapse. The jeweler told me that my watch needs a new balance wheel.

See also: balance, wheel

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

punch a/the clock
punch the clock
be at the wheel
clean (one's) clock
clean clock
clean someone's clock
wheely
clock out
at the wheel
at/behind the wheel

References in periodicals archive

A mechanical movement typically consists of from 125 to 600 individual components on a frame with an escapement, balance wheel and hairspring to drive the watch.

Fashion of the time: Swiss watchmakers are maintaining their reputation for luxury watches and remain world market leaders in terms of export value. But they will be scouting out the foreign competition as Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Show kicks off at the Basel Messe, March 31 to April 7

The national balance wheel will be recalibrated, once again, out of a sense of our cultural imperative.

The economy in perspective

Baume & Mercier Clifton Open Balance Wheel and Power Reserve The final Small Complication model also features a power reserve indicator at 6 o'clock.

Baume & Mercier unveils three new Clifton watches

This latest model, the collection's first automatic-winding piece, incorporates an ultra-lightweight silicon balance wheel welded to solid nickel elements and boasting silicon micro-blades that increase the watch's accuracy by steadying the amplitudes of each oscillation.

What's New From Richard Mille, Bovet, Ulysse Nardin

It is fitted with the device for stopping the balance wheel when synchronising the watch and the system for rapidly adjusting the hour hand, which can be moved forwards or backwards without interfering with the running of the seconds hand.

Panerai presents new Luminor Marina 1950

The diamond-polished balance wheel and skeletonized bridges ensure transparent visibility extending to the very heart of the watch.

Celebrate Eid in 'Swiss Style' with stunning Raymond Weil Freelancer

This inner balance wheel is one reason that Warren Buffett, our most brilliant modern business tycoon, likes to say that no matter how severe an economic downturn may seem, investors have never made a mistake betting on the ability of the American system to recover.

U.S. history tells us the demagogues won't succeed

After these scooters (also called smart balance wheel) were banned in malls, some children can be seen navigating less populated roads in Doha with these toys.

Parents wean kids away from scooter toy

The description is rather technical, but no less interesting: It has a small revolving carriage housing the escapement and balance wheel that is designed to release the movement from the grip of gravity by counter-balancing its resulting disturbances and enhancing the isochronism of the balance wheel.

Bulgari's Complicated Watch line stirs up the region

The gear train runs vertically in a linear format connecting the two barrels at six o'clock to the balance wheel at twelve o'clock, and endowing the movement with its pyramid structure.

Paying tribute to a legacy

A hairspring and balance wheel beat back and forth, connected to components called a palette form and an escape wheel, which convert these beats into discrete pulses.

Escapement plan: German watchmaker Nomos Glashutte asserts its independence by crafting movements in-house

It took 500 hours to build and is even set in a moving cage to protect its delicate balance wheel from the Earth's gravitational pull.

Clock this! Watch that costs PS500K

With a diameter of 12 lignes and a thickness of only 3.4 millimetres, the new hand-wound P.999 movement features 19 jewels, a 60-hour power reserve and a balance wheel oscillating at 21,600 alternations/hour.

Panerai Presents RADIOMIR P.999 42 MM - PINK GOLD

pounds 3,800 was paid by a Saudi Arabian buyer for a fine French ormolu and marble GrecoEgyptian Revival five-piece mantel clock garniture circa 1870, and the same price was taken for an English brass balance wheel lantern clock circa 1650 by Luke Cockedge, an unrecorded West Country maker.

Antiques&Auctions: Good quality antiques keep ticking over at Bristol Auction Rooms

He was a balance wheel, and as such an invaluable member of the Court for all of his long tenure.

Tribute to Justice Byron R. White

词组	balance wheel
释义	balance wheel balance wheel A stabilizing component. It is often found in a clock or watch. If we don't add something to act as a balance wheel, I think this whole structure may collapse. The jeweler told me that my watch needs a new balance wheel. See also: balance, wheel Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: punch a/the clock punch the clock be at the wheel clean (one's) clock clean clock clean someone's clock wheely clock out at the wheel at/behind the wheel References in periodicals archive A mechanical movement typically consists of from 125 to 600 individual components on a frame with an escapement, balance wheel and hairspring to drive the watch. Fashion of the time: Swiss watchmakers are maintaining their reputation for luxury watches and remain world market leaders in terms of export value. But they will be scouting out the foreign competition as Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Show kicks off at the Basel Messe, March 31 to April 7 The national balance wheel will be recalibrated, once again, out of a sense of our cultural imperative. The economy in perspective Baume & Mercier Clifton Open Balance Wheel and Power Reserve The final Small Complication model also features a power reserve indicator at 6 o'clock. Baume & Mercier unveils three new Clifton watches This latest model, the collection's first automatic-winding piece, incorporates an ultra-lightweight silicon balance wheel welded to solid nickel elements and boasting silicon micro-blades that increase the watch's accuracy by steadying the amplitudes of each oscillation. What's New From Richard Mille, Bovet, Ulysse Nardin It is fitted with the device for stopping the balance wheel when synchronising the watch and the system for rapidly adjusting the hour hand, which can be moved forwards or backwards without interfering with the running of the seconds hand. Panerai presents new Luminor Marina 1950 The diamond-polished balance wheel and skeletonized bridges ensure transparent visibility extending to the very heart of the watch. Celebrate Eid in 'Swiss Style' with stunning Raymond Weil Freelancer This inner balance wheel is one reason that Warren Buffett, our most brilliant modern business tycoon, likes to say that no matter how severe an economic downturn may seem, investors have never made a mistake betting on the ability of the American system to recover. U.S. history tells us the demagogues won't succeed After these scooters (also called smart balance wheel) were banned in malls, some children can be seen navigating less populated roads in Doha with these toys. Parents wean kids away from scooter toy The description is rather technical, but no less interesting: It has a small revolving carriage housing the escapement and balance wheel that is designed to release the movement from the grip of gravity by counter-balancing its resulting disturbances and enhancing the isochronism of the balance wheel. Bulgari's Complicated Watch line stirs up the region The gear train runs vertically in a linear format connecting the two barrels at six o'clock to the balance wheel at twelve o'clock, and endowing the movement with its pyramid structure. Paying tribute to a legacy A hairspring and balance wheel beat back and forth, connected to components called a palette form and an escape wheel, which convert these beats into discrete pulses. Escapement plan: German watchmaker Nomos Glashutte asserts its independence by crafting movements in-house It took 500 hours to build and is even set in a moving cage to protect its delicate balance wheel from the Earth's gravitational pull. Clock this! Watch that costs PS500K With a diameter of 12 lignes and a thickness of only 3.4 millimetres, the new hand-wound P.999 movement features 19 jewels, a 60-hour power reserve and a balance wheel oscillating at 21,600 alternations/hour. Panerai Presents RADIOMIR P.999 42 MM - PINK GOLD pounds 3,800 was paid by a Saudi Arabian buyer for a fine French ormolu and marble GrecoEgyptian Revival five-piece mantel clock garniture circa 1870, and the same price was taken for an English brass balance wheel lantern clock circa 1650 by Luke Cockedge, an unrecorded West Country maker. Antiques&Auctions: Good quality antiques keep ticking over at Bristol Auction Rooms He was a balance wheel, and as such an invaluable member of the Court for all of his long tenure. Tribute to Justice Byron R. White
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