Which error introduced when a chronometer's mainspring weakens affecting its isochronism?

💡 Explanation

When a chronometer's mainspring weakens, isochronism is disrupted because the balance wheel's oscillation period changes depending on the wind, leading to variations in the daily rate. Therefore, accumulation of rate errors results, rather than parallax, magnetic deviations or refraction effects which represent other distinct error sources.

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