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Horological Precision: Elite Clockmakers' Lexicon
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  • 1. Ornamental timepiece resting on shelf or mantel
  • 2. Resonates melodic signals marking hourly passage
  • 3. Craftsman also building clocks’ wooden enclosures
  • 5. Metal crosspiece to mount mechanisms securely
  • 7. Primitive horizontal balance with adjustable weights
  • 10. Small rotating pin anchoring moving parts
  • 14. Regulates gear motion, granting hours their breath
  • 18. A small wheel driving gears, not a trundle bed
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  • 4. Precision scale aiding in fine clock calibration
  • 6. Oscillates to govern time’s steady dance
  • 8. Interlinked toothed wheels transmitting measured force
  • 9. Engages escape wheel teeth in rhythmic clicks
  • 11. Minuscule coil breathing life into the balance wheel
  • 12. Central shaft supporting gears in clockwork
  • 13. Chain of wheels transferring movement to hands
  • 15. Ancient escapement component swinging with foliot
  • 16. Intricate decorative inlay adorning old dials
  • 17. Rare metal used for precise balance wheel rim
  • 19. Rotating housing often found in tower clocks
  • 20. Conical pulley that equalizes torque in chains
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