Swiss Lever Escapement Model

Fully Functional model with a swiss lever escapement

A giant simplified spring powered watch movement in an easy to print format

Detached escapement with a Swiss Lever design

Crown has functional rewind and time setting functions

300 x 250 x 120 mm, power reserve about 8 hours, 5400 BPM

Link to files on My Mini Factory: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-swiss-lever-escapement-watch-202810

Link to 3D model: https://jacprog.github.io/swissLever/mov.xhtml

Youtube build video: https://youtu.be/Mu2qkiVbR40?si=Gr38TwUcVXBqsZJf

Shaping the hairspring YouTube video: https://youtu.be/612ysL7achE?si=hTg4lDDkCNow73jU

A model of the escapement on My Mini factory: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-swiss-lever-escapement-201013

Links to the eBooks that have inspired me on this project

Escapement:

On Mark Headrick’s Horology Page, Download his book, “Clock and Watch Escapement Mechanics,”

http://www.abbeyclock.com/escpdf.html

Project Gutenberg’s An Analysis of the Lever Escapement, by H. R. Playtner

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/21978/21978-h/21978-h.htm

An excellent video on how to hand make a watch escapement hairspring:(Not Mine)

And the book that inspired the video of the spring making:

http://www.watkinsr.id.au/blakey.html