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How Watches Work E1 - The History of Mechanical Escapements

Feb 09, 20211 hr 3 min
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Episode description

Welcome to "How Watches Work," a series of episodes dedicated to understanding the devices behind the dial. In this introductory episode, David Flett walks Allen through a history of mechanical timekeeping going back over 5000 years and sweeping up to modern times.

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