Incabloc shock protection system

A shock absorber is a resiliently secured warehouse, which serves to absorb shocks against the pin of the balance shaft with bracelet, jewelery and watches. Furthermore, the shock absorber is to allow the addition of clock oil and return to the starting position after a shock again.

The first variant of a shock device was named invented by Abraham Louis Breguet and pare -chute. Further developments were from the 1950s, among other things Parechoc and the KIF shock protection of the company Parechoc SA, Etachoc of ETA, which Diashock of Seiko, the Parashock by Citizen, the shock - resist and the super - shock - resist - shock protection Incabloc shock protection and the most commonly used today.

Incabloc shock protection system is the trade name of a mounting for the bearing and cover stones of the balance with a lyre -shaped spring. It was founded in 1934 by Charles Ochsner, Georges Braunschweig and Fritz Marti in the company Universal Escapements Ltd.. developed in La Chaux- de-Fonds and first used starting in 1934 in the watches of the Société des Montres West End SA. It is up to now produced and distributed by the company among other things, Incabloc SA.

As an additional shock protection, an arc-shaped and thus elastic web of the balance wheel ( Incaflex ) are used.

Model of the Incabloc shock protection

Incabloc shock protection

Incaflex balance