Mar 3, 2026
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Twelve Dollars, One Kinked Spiral, and Fifteen Teeth Untouched
Mechanical Watch DisassemblyThe seller called it "parts only." I called it a twelve-dollar curriculum in precision.
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The Escapement Ticks in Discrete States
Finite State Machines 🔗 Mechanical Watch DisassemblyA Swiss lever escapement cycles through lock, impulse, and drop — a state machine in brass.