
Escapement
Co-axial escapement
How it works
A coaxial pair of escape wheels delivers impulse radially rather than by sliding, reducing friction on the pallets.
Why it was invented
Aimed at longer service intervals and stable rate; in serial production at Omega since 1999.
- Invented
- 1970s
- Credited to
- George Daniels
- Period
- Quartz Revolution
- Related
- Detached lever escapement