Flirt (independent seconds)
フラート（インディペンデント・セコンド）
独立秒针杆
Flirt (independent seconds)
Fouet des montres à secondes mortes
Glossary
Thematic
Technic, Transmission
A small rod, driven by a separate train, whose end meshes with the escape-pinion's leaves. The flirt is released every second and makes one complete revolution. This movement is transferred to the seconds hand which advances by one increment per second.