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The Anatomy of Time

Inside the movement

Every watch we sell hides a small mechanical universe. This is a living, procedural Swiss-lever calibre — generated from real horological geometry. Zoom in, drag to explore, and watch the escapement breathe.

Mainspring Barrelstores the energy · ~1 turn / 7 hrsCentre Wheel (2nd)1 turn / hour · carries the minute handThird Wheelintermediate step in the trainFourth Wheel1 turn / minute · the seconds handEscape Wheelreleased one tooth per swing · 15 teethPallet ForkSwiss lever · 3 jewels · locks the escapeBalance Wheelthe oscillator · sets the rateHairspringbreathes at 4 Hz · 28,800 vphRuby Jewelnear-frictionless pivot bearing

Calibre KL·01 — Swiss Lever

going train · 28,800 vph · 15-tooth escape

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Ratios are schematic, compressed so the full train stays in motion · real beat rate 4 Hz

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Mainspring Barrel

A coiled spring stores the energy that powers everything — unwinding over roughly seven hours.

02

The Going Train

Centre, third and fourth wheels step the energy down — the centre turns once an hour, the fourth once a minute.

03

Escapement

The escape wheel and pallet fork release that energy one tooth at a time, in perfect, audible rhythm.

04

Balance & Hairspring

The oscillator — swinging 28,800 times an hour — is the heartbeat that keeps true time.