Triaxial Quartz Movement Upgrade

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I've made significant improvements to my remix of A26's original design, which was based on the Astronomia Triaxial watch mechanism found online at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3415296. You can compare it with A26's original design at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3061474. This upgrade replaces the mechanically driven clock hands of the original with a quartz movement drive, making it more reliable and accurate. Check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LdkkPj9Khw to see how the carrier is driven by the weight, and then around 25 seconds in, I remove the weight, and the quartz movement continues to keep the time. Ruzickjc came up with the idea of using a quartz movement, and his prototype can be seen at https://youtu.be/wt_mqIPkCwM. I took his concept and made some changes. To enhance the design, I added a case for the quartz movement to conceal it from view. I also relocated the gear that drives the minute hand to the front of the movement to mimic the minute hand being driven by the rotation of the carrier. Additionally, I increased the size of the counter weight to offset the extra weight of the quartz movement and its battery. Now when you hang the clock on the wall, it will keep perfect time. To demonstrate the tourbillon, simply attach the weight to the hook. Enjoy!