The clockwork is an exciting journey to the kingdom of Chronos

The importance in our life of such a complex and delicate device as the clockwork mechanism is difficult to overestimate. Not always distances are measured in meters and kilometers. Sometimes people are divided even hours, minutes or seconds, which peacefully "flow" on our walls, tables and hands under the uniform, lulling tick of such a genius invention of mankind as the clockwork.

We sometimes nervously believe the minutes left to the long-awaited meeting with loved ones, the hours to the end of a busy day, we count the days, weeks and months before the desired vacation begins. Standing in the immense traffic jam or in a long queue, we gazed at the dial, ruthlessly and impartially marking the amount of lost time ...

And sometimes we with a fading heart track inexorably melting minutes and seconds to the final whistle of the match of the beloved team, in which the desired result remained unreached. How do you want to stop the time! And how we long for Chronos to hear our silent pleas and give his beloved team another chance.

The whole life of a person, by and large, passes under the measured ticking in something of a mystical device, whose name is the "clockwork". Our whole life consists in the constant shadowing of time and the eternal pursuit of him. That's why the clockwork, dressed in an elegant body, is not only a stylish accessory or an item of exquisite interior, but also an essential element of our life.

Usual mechanical watches consist of approximately one hundred and thirty parts, and more complex examples of watchmaking can number up to several hundred. The clock mechanism consists of the following main components:

• The engine, which is a winding spring, which accumulates potential energy.
• The system of gears (gear wheels), which performs the function of transferring energy from the spring motor to the balance regulator. These gears also perform a vibration count, converting them into arrows (those seconds and minutes).
• A balance regulator that performs oscillatory movements of strict periodicity, the same counting time.
• Arrow mechanism that performs the adjustment of the hands of the clock.

As a motor (energy source), as mentioned above, a spiral spring enclosed in a special drum with serrated edges is used. It is she who ensures the work of the entire clock mechanism. When the clock is set, the spring contracts, acquiring a bending moment (potential energy). When the spring is slowly unbent, its energy is converted into the torque of the cylindrical drum. And already his movement drives the system of gears.

The only drawback of such a device is the unevenness of the bending moment of the drum, which eventually is delivered to the balance element, which causes an error in the countdown. The greatest potential energy has a fully wound spring, and the least - already untwisted. Because of this, an error arises in the oscillations of the balance bar. The difference in ten daily fluctuations gives a deviation from the exact time of about two seconds. Therefore, mechanical watches need periodic adjustment.

Especially in fine tuning and constant attention, the clockwork for the wall clock needs. Since large parts of this mechanism require regular cleaning and lubrication. Only in this case they will always remain not only a stylish part of the interior, but also a high-precision chronometer.