This bench is written with machine assistance and verified by script and by source. It names no human author because there is none, and it invents no credentials.
Colophon: who runs this site and how it is made
issue ISSUE 01checked 2026-09-16responsible Escapement Papers (a named bench, not a person)
What this bench is
A small working bench about mechanical watch escapements and how they are measured. It is written with machine assistance and checked against the sources it cites. It is not a workshop, a brand, or a person with a reputation to protect. The responsible party is the bench, and that is what every page says.
Where the model is used and where a person is
| Step | Done by | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Choosing what the bench covers | Model, from the domain and the refusal list | the refuse page |
| Drafting pages | Model | the four tests below |
| Checking every figure against its source | Model, with the source open | each source line names the sentence it supports |
| Verifying that links resolve | Script, by HTTP status | every outbound link is checked before publishing |
| Deciding a page is finished | Script, against the page checklist | the audit report |
No page claims a human author, a workshop, a laboratory or a watch on the bench. There is no byline because there is no person to name, and inventing one would be the worst thing this site could do.
The four tests every page has to pass
- Swap test: replace the domain's nouns with another domain's nouns. If the sentences still work, the page is generic and gets rewritten.
- Strip test: remove every adjective and adverb. Nouns, angles, numbers, steps and sources must remain.
- Take-away test: hand the table or the card to someone who knows the field. It must be usable with no surrounding prose.
- Refute test: the page must contain at least one sentence a watchmaker could disagree with. A page of correct generalities fails.
How corrections are handled
A correction is a change to a figure, a unit, or a claim, plus a line saying what changed and on what basis. The page's checked date moves; the URL does not. Rewording a definition to look fresher is not a correction and is not done here.
References
- Ref 1Quality Testing, Horopedia – Watchmaking Encyclopediasupports the testing framework the bench's own checks follow
- Ref 2Escapement-making (finishing), Horopedia – Watchmaking Encyclopediasupports the finishing standards the bench describes rather than performs
- Ref 3NIST Time and Frequency Publication Databasesupports the published reference material the bench's figures are checked against
One link, one document, titled as it titles itself. No home pages, no search results.
Set this page down Set this page down if you wanted a named author. There is not one, and that is stated rather than hidden.