balance staff

American  

noun

Horology.

1. a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted.

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Etymology

Origin of balance staff

First recorded in 1880–85

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Example Sentences

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balance staff

The company acknowledged it was an "emotive topic" but said it had to balance staff and shareholder needs.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022

Next acknowledged it was an "emotive topic" but said it had to balance staff and shareholder needs.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022

There are five jewels, four to support the balance staff and an impulse jewel.

From The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch by Edwin A. Battison

New balance staff; hole jewel; mainspring and cleaned.

From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Walter J. Kleinlein

Somewhere on this line is located the center of the balance staff, and it is the problem in hand to locate or establish this center.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

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