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.