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Esoteric Horology: Intricate Clockwork Lexicon
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  • 1. Horizontal bar with weights balancing early time's sway
  • 2. Time measure device using flowing sand, indirect inspiration
  • 4. Rare triple-wheel train refinement in high-grade clocks
  • 5. Release mechanism spring giving impulse in precision clock
  • 6. French term for ornamental timepiece, often ornate
  • 7. Oscillating heart of portable timekeepers' cadence
  • 9. Cam with stepped profile controlling striking sequence rhythm
  • 14. Clock’s axle upon which gears and hands revolve
  • 16. Sounding coil struck to chime the measured hours
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  • 3. Sensitive escapement component letting seconds advance unstuck
  • 8. Conical pulley compensating mainspring torque drop-off
  • 10. Compact clock designed to grace fireplace shelves
  • 11. Decorative plate shielding winding hole from dust
  • 12. Key or knob applying torque to mainspring energy
  • 13. Escapement lever engaging escape wheel teeth precisely
  • 15. Early escapement pivoting with foliot, tick-tock pioneer
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