remontoir

/ ˌrɛmənˈtwɑː /

noun

1. any of various devices used in watches, clocks, etc, to compensate for errors arising from the changes in the force driving the escapement

Word History and Origins

Origin of remontoir¹

C19: from French: winding mechanism, from remonter to wind; see remount

Example Sentences

Requires no fly nor remontoir, and thus reduces the weight of the motive power by one half.

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Every time the plate tips, the hands are moved a little just like the remontoir clock already described.

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Figure 30 gives the movement of a remontoir clock in which the dead beat shown is used.

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