crown wheel

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crown wheel [′krau̇n ‚wēl]

(design engineering)

A gear that is light and crown-shaped.

(horology)

The horizontal escape wheel of a verge escapement timepiece.

The wheel in the winding mechanism of a watch that drives the ratchet wheel and is itself driven by the winding-stem pinion.

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