A conventional watch movement is both crazy and brilliant. It's a miracle that such an apparently haphazard arrangement of components can actually work, yet alone keep excellent time. A striking clock movement (s) with going train, striking train and chiming train is even more insane. But it works! Nobody can look at this video and not love watches... Thank you for this! 👍🙂👋
That's a great presentation and makes understanding how a mechanical movement works fairly easy to understand. Despite watch movement technology being hundreds of years old it is still captivating and genius engineering. Many people are enjoying wearing mechanical watches, even in these digital times, because clearly a mechanical watch has something of a soul. In short it's man's attempt at constructing a beating heart.
Yes and to think the 19th century great watchmakers Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham all had this down to incredible tolerances and enabled the railroad companies to flourish!
Hey Hans, thank you so much, that is very nice to read and I’m glad it was useful for you! The animation work was insanely time consuming (I’m not a pro at it, at all) but with what you wrote, yes, I may follow up with a few important complications as well then in the future 😄🙏
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on amzwatch 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
Excellent video. One tiny point: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.
I have watched quite a few mechanical watch explanation but by far this, in particular, is the best explanation. Perhaps, the best animated video to understand the working...KUDOS to the efforts put. Finally, I understood how my automatic watches work...!!
How the escape wheel was making the balance wheel move, through the impulse pin & jewels, is the one thing I was always wondering about. Thanks for the video.
Very nice explanation. Though I like to explain the palet fork before bringing in the balance wheel into the picture. The pallet fork having two stable states (left or right) when torison is applied by the main spring through the train if wheels and that the main spring would maintain its potential energy forever unless something acts on the palet fork (enter the balance wheel).
Thanks for this informational video! Could be added, that the wheels turn exactly how they need to turn to let the hands show the time 😉 How long did it take to make all that animations?
Thank you very much for the kind feedback and the addition! 😄 This took around three weeks (full time days) to make, using Blender. I’m sure someone more experienced can do this much quicker, but this took me a ton of time as I don’t do this type of animation very often at all! I also spent quite some time on the sound design 😁 Edit: I also have to add that it took several days just to render as I have limited computing power here. And I had to render quite often as I kept running into issues or mistakes which meant starting things over :-) As I said - I was not the most efficient with this!
Thank You. Excellent depiction. Is there any chance that you could do a 3D on why an automatic, which is constantly winding, would never break the mainspring?
The wheel in the centre turns once per hour, so this is used to carry the minute hand. On the dial side a pinion (called cannon pinion) is friction fit to the extended pivot of this centre wheel. The cannon pinion drives another train of wheels called the motion work which provides a 12:1 reduction to the hour wheel which sits over the cannon pinion, the hour wheel carries the hour hand, this way you have an hour and minute hand. The cannon pinions tight friction fit to the centre wheel can also slip allowing the hands to turn separately to the main wheel train and therefore the time can be set without affecting the running of the watch. The ratios between the wheels and the frequency of the escapement (both of which are related to each other) means the fourth wheel in the train turns once per minute meaning a seconds hand can be fitted straight to the long pivot of this fourth wheel. Equally simply by convenience the centre wheel turns once per hour due to the ratios of the wheels and pinions. When designing a watch the number of teeth on the barrel actually isn’t too critical (it only really effects the power reserve), the most important numbers of teeth are on the centre, third, fourth and escape wheels and pinions, these are partly what dictates the beats per hour of a watch and are why these wheels turn at the speeds they do.
Its easy to understand how a mechanical watch works . But a Quartz watch not easy to understand ftom A to Z especially the intigrated circuit. Without the knowledge of electronics.
@@sophiasocal68 Let me rephrase. How does the keyless work disengage the wheel train from the balance wheel/pallet fork, so that the hour/minute hands can move freely without dragging the mainspring?
@simonmazzi1793 When the crown is pulled outward, it separates one set of small gears then, depending on complications, disengages the wheel train from the day-date wheels by means of a lever inside the movement. The remaining gears continue to turn while the day or the date are set.
A conventional watch movement is both crazy and brilliant. It's a miracle that such an apparently haphazard arrangement of components can actually work, yet alone keep excellent time. A striking clock movement (s) with going train, striking train and chiming train is even more insane. But it works! Nobody can look at this video and not love watches... Thank you for this! 👍🙂👋
Super nicely said! Thanks a lot for the positive feedback, super appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
Nothing haphazard about the arrangement, but rather it is meticulously deliberate.
@@kenthomas1845 Yes, it is deliberate, but if you've overhauled one you'll get what I mean. It's crazy genius...
That's a great presentation and makes understanding how a mechanical movement works fairly easy to understand. Despite watch movement technology being hundreds of years old it is still captivating and genius engineering. Many people are enjoying wearing mechanical watches, even in these digital times, because clearly a mechanical watch has something of a soul. In short it's man's attempt at constructing a beating heart.
Wonderfully said, thank you!
@@degriff My pleasure. Again, great video.
Couldn’t put it any better
showed my son this clip and he was amazed. To think all these elements are made at such a micro scale its astonishing! love mechanical timepieces
As a father myself, this was a heartwarming comment to read. Thank you ☺️🙏
Yes and to think the 19th century great watchmakers Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham all had this down to incredible tolerances and enabled the railroad companies to flourish!
Best watch explanation video on the planet. Thank you so much!
Woah thanks so much! 🎉
@@degriff I agree. Clearest explanation so far I have seen... Thank you
Long been a fan of mechanical watches, and this was, by far, the best explanation of how it all works. Excellent video.
Thank you so much, this is really nice and very encouraging to read!!
@@degriffYou're welcome. I shall have a look at your other videos.
Very well done, I finally understand how the escapement works!
Thank you very much for the perfect video.
Thanks so much for watching and the kind feedback! Really appreciate it 🙏
Very comprehensive explenation for watch enthusiasts as l am. Thanks a lot
Thank you very much for the positive feedback! 🥂🙏
Very clear presentation of how a watch works. I have autism and it helps me a lot. I would be interesting to see how some complications works.
Hey Hans, thank you so much, that is very nice to read and I’m glad it was useful for you! The animation work was insanely time consuming (I’m not a pro at it, at all) but with what you wrote, yes, I may follow up with a few important complications as well then in the future 😄🙏
got my 39mm with the white dial on the 3-link "Bader" bracelet watch on amzwatch 3 weeks ago and am loving it to pieces. Absolute fantastic watch that wears super comfortable on my 6.75 inch wrist. Chose the 3-link over the 5-link bracelet for the toolless quick adjustment. Way more comfortable than my Longines Hydroconquest 41 mm.
You should make more content and advertise more, because they are really good. While other youtubers talk BS your content is really interesting.
Thank you! I have never explored the advertising youtube mysteries, but I will check it out :-)
Excellent video. One tiny point: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.
Where does that matter? He mentioned the mainspring provides the energy. And it does. 🎬
Trust me, it matters. It’s one of the fundamental laws of physics.
@@granbyplungar2929 Who doubted it? show the time stamp.
Chill out big brain
I’ll lie down with a cold compress in a darkened room. Still think it’s a great video.
Best simple explanation I've found. Thank you.
Much appreciate the kind feedback, thank you as well!
I have watched quite a few mechanical watch explanation but by far this, in particular, is the best explanation. Perhaps, the best animated video to understand the working...KUDOS to the efforts put. Finally, I understood how my automatic watches work...!!
This is awesome video, thank you sir, now I understod exactly how watch work.
Thanks a lot for the very nice feedback. And my pleasure!
Great video, thanks!
Just wow 🔥🔥🔥
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Beautifully done, very much appreciate your hard work on this!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate the kind words and positive feedback! 🙏
How the escape wheel was making the balance wheel move, through the impulse pin & jewels, is the one thing I was always wondering about. Thanks for the video.
Well explained and lavishly illustrated ! Great job ! Well done !!!
Thanks a lot! Much appreciated
Best video I've ever seen. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it 😄
Outstanding content
Thank you!
Thank you for the excellent explanation and presentation!
Thank you, this was terrific!
Very welcome, and thank you for the very kind feedback!
Very nice explanation. Though I like to explain the palet fork before bringing in the balance wheel into the picture. The pallet fork having two stable states (left or right) when torison is applied by the main spring through the train if wheels and that the main spring would maintain its potential energy forever unless something acts on the palet fork (enter the balance wheel).
Great video, very good and simple explanation of how a watch works. Thanks a lot!
Are you A.I.? He did not explain how a watch works.
Thanks, much appreciated! 👍
Probably the best explanations
Thanks a lot for the kind words!! 🙏
Nice job! Well explained and illustrated.
Surprising to see a video like this from a channel with so few subs. Keep up the good work.
Many thanks! 🙏
Wonderfully explained in simple terms with great visuals.
Tqvm, well done!
Thanks so much for the positive feedback!
Great explanation and cool graphics!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
Thanks for this informational video! Could be added, that the wheels turn exactly how they need to turn to let the hands show the time 😉
How long did it take to make all that animations?
Thank you very much for the kind feedback and the addition! 😄 This took around three weeks (full time days) to make, using Blender. I’m sure someone more experienced can do this much quicker, but this took me a ton of time as I don’t do this type of animation very often at all! I also spent quite some time on the sound design 😁
Edit: I also have to add that it took several days just to render as I have limited computing power here. And I had to render quite often as I kept running into issues or mistakes which meant starting things over :-) As I said - I was not the most efficient with this!
@@degriff You did a great job! 💪
@@alexscharoff5028 thank you very much, I really appreciate the positive feedback ☺️🙏
Thank You. Excellent depiction. Is there any chance that you could do a 3D on why an automatic, which is constantly winding, would never break the mainspring?
Thank you! Good suggestion for the future 😄
Thanks Master Jan
Pleasure reading you here Mike!! And thank you for watching 😇🙏🙏🙏
Which part of it turns the hands? How does it move the second, minute, & hour hands at different speeds? 🤔
Different gear sizes for the appropriate ratio of time. Motion Works explained at 7:45
The wheel in the centre turns once per hour, so this is used to carry the minute hand. On the dial side a pinion (called cannon pinion) is friction fit to the extended pivot of this centre wheel. The cannon pinion drives another train of wheels called the motion work which provides a 12:1 reduction to the hour wheel which sits over the cannon pinion, the hour wheel carries the hour hand, this way you have an hour and minute hand.
The cannon pinions tight friction fit to the centre wheel can also slip allowing the hands to turn separately to the main wheel train and therefore the time can be set without affecting the running of the watch.
The ratios between the wheels and the frequency of the escapement (both of which are related to each other) means the fourth wheel in the train turns once per minute meaning a seconds hand can be fitted straight to the long pivot of this fourth wheel. Equally simply by convenience the centre wheel turns once per hour due to the ratios of the wheels and pinions. When designing a watch the number of teeth on the barrel actually isn’t too critical (it only really effects the power reserve), the most important numbers of teeth are on the centre, third, fourth and escape wheels and pinions, these are partly what dictates the beats per hour of a watch and are why these wheels turn at the speeds they do.
@@jackroom1261 Very interesting, thanks for the explanation
Good talk
Thanks!
Really cool video
Thank you very much 🙏
Its easy to understand how a mechanical watch works . But a Quartz watch not easy to understand ftom A to Z especially the intigrated circuit. Without the knowledge of electronics.
How did they not burn the first watchmaker at the stake. This is witchcraft!!!
Thank you for this video it’s AMAZING!
😂😂😂 You are right, it never ceases to amaze me how they came up with this! Thank you VERY much for the kind words and the laugh 😁🙏
Ever since I bought a watch from amzwatch , My question is if it's this hard to tell them apart, what is the point of owning an authentic watch?
Did you use any specific movement for your 3D model?
That's great. Is the narrator Québécois? I hear a slight accent.
Thank you! Bruxellois 😸
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So how can I set my watch without breaking the wheel train?
If you're setting the time on your watch and the hands don't move freely you need to have a professional watchmaker look at it.
@@sophiasocal68 Please read the question again.
@@simonmazzi1793 Your question asked about setting your watch without breaking the wheel train?
@@sophiasocal68 Let me rephrase. How does the keyless work disengage the wheel train from the balance wheel/pallet fork, so that the hour/minute hands can move freely without dragging the mainspring?
@simonmazzi1793 When the crown is pulled outward, it separates one set of small gears then, depending on complications, disengages the wheel train from the day-date wheels by means of a lever inside the movement. The remaining gears continue to turn while the day or the date are set.
Great animation but the background and music are super creepy
Second wheel = forth wheel...
Energy cannot be created nor distroyed right???
Imagine doing this much and still being worse than a 1 dollar quartz lmao
I would much rather have a beautiful automatic than any quartz watch. Mine is +/- 2 seconds a day, and it's pure class. A work of art.
We don't really compare them that way.
Mechanical watch movement is not magic it's just mechanical. That's why they call it mechanical because it's mechanical.
Wow, your mastery of the english language is INSANE. Thank you so much for this input. I would have never guessed.
you did not explain how it works not even 50%
Video quality is pretty poor and very very dark