Use for escapements in which there is no recoil from the shock of contact among the locking parts; introduced in the early 18th century and best suited for expensive or precise timekeepers.
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dead beat escapements
dead-beat escapements
escapements, dead beat
escapements, dead-beat
escapements, deadbeat
escapements, Graham
Graham escapements
12yrs ago
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