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balance wheel
noun
1
: a wheel that regulates or stabilizes the motion of a mechanism
2
: a balancing or stabilizing force
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The dial proclaims the movement’s 10-day power reserve with a large power reserve indicator in its own subdial at 3 o’clock, with a big red pointer, balanced by the large balance wheel on display at 8 o’clock.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
Housed in a 41 mm stainless steel case, this timepiece is powered by one of the brand’s most precise movements thanks to its second balance wheel and balance-spring assembly, which is on the same axis.
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
The double balance was developed in an effort to provide greater stability within the regulating organ by using two balance wheels connected to a single balance staff to reduce lateral movement.
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Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
The manual-wind movement incorporates the watchmaker’s trademark large 15 mm balance wheel that hides a secret poising method that allows for symmetrical oscillations without the use of peripheral weights.
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Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1669, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Balance wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20wheel. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
balance wheel
noun
: a wheel that adjusts the motion of a mechanism (as a timepiece or a sewing machine)
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