Escapement No. 7
A deadbeat escapement in beech and brass, with a 2.4 kg weight and a pendulum that will run for about eight hours on a wind.
30 × 12 × 38 cm assembled · free shipping over $199
What is in the box
- 31 laser-cut ply sheets
- 12 brass bushes
- Escape wheel + pallet fork
- Beech pendulum + sliding bob
- 2.4 kg weight, linen cord
- Machined square, feeler gauge, 72-page manual
Specification
- Pieces — 484 (31 cut sheets, 12 brass bushes, escapement wheel, pallets)
- Material — 5 mm birch ply, solid beech arbors, brass bushes and pins
- Finish — Waxed wheels, oiled frame
- Assembled size — 30 × 12 × 38 cm
- Build time — 7–9 hours
- Age — 12+
- Runtime — ~8 hours per wind, deadbeat escapement
Shipping & returns
- Dispatched from Shenzhen within 3 working days.
- Duties prepaid to US, UK, EU, Canada and Australia.
- 30 days to return an opened set; parts replaced free at any time.
- Flat kraft box, 38 × 28 × 6 cm, 1.2–4.6 kg depending on the set.
The build
The escapement is the part of a clock that decides how time is allowed to pass. This kit is a working deadbeat escapement: a brass-faced pallet fork, a 60-tooth escape wheel, a beech pendulum with a sliding bob for regulation, and a 2.4 kg weight on a linen cord.
It is not a clock — there is no dial, and nothing here tells the time. What it does is tick, hold a beat, and keep a rate you can adjust: move the bob up 10 mm and you can hear the difference within a minute.
This is the hardest set we make. The pallet angles have to be right and the frame has to be square to within a millimetre, which is why the kit ships with a machined square and a feeler gauge rather than trusting the builder's eye.
Specification
| Pieces | 484 (31 cut sheets, 12 brass bushes, escapement wheel, pallets) |
| Material | 5 mm birch ply, solid beech arbors, brass bushes and pins |
| Finish | Waxed wheels, oiled frame |
| Assembled size | 30 × 12 × 38 cm |
| Build time | 7–9 hours |
| Age | 12+ |
| Runtime | ~8 hours per wind, deadbeat escapement |
- 01Working deadbeat escapement, not a decorative gear wall
- 02Sliding pendulum bob for real rate adjustment
- 03Machined assembly square and feeler gauge included
- 042.4 kg cast weight, linen cord, brass bushes throughout
