The escapement mechanism has been widely used for centuries in mechanical clocks. It is the mechanism by which a clock controls the release of stored energy, allowing it to advance in small ...

For [Derek] he started playing around with a 3D printed escapement mechanism and thought ... spiraled into a full-blown beautiful grandfather clock. A gear drive, a ratcheted winding sprocket ...

The clock begins with a traditional grandfather clock mechanism, using a weight-driven pendulum anchor escapement to regulate time. The escapement wheel moves one tooth per second, and multiple ...