Made in Glashütte: 7.12. Pressing in the guard pin

The guard pin, as its name suggests, ensures proper interaction between the pallet and the balance wheel. The pallet imparts an impulse of force to the balance wheel, either to the right or to the left. This means that the impulse jewel on the balance wheel plate, receives a thrust and moves out of the pallet in the respective direction. The balance wheel now makes a half-oscillation, and the impulse jewel returns along the same path. It is now important that the pallet remains in the same position and can pick up the oscillating impulse in again. The guard pin prevents the pallet from changing sides unintentionally, which would immediately bring the watch to a standstill. A lot of responsibility for such a small part. nomos-glashuette.com #nomos #nomosglashuette #madeinglashuette