BASE ELEMENTS
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the watchmaking environment and the preliminary steps in component manufacturing. Here, you will find all the information about materials used in watchmaking, tools, machines, and more.
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
This chapter lists all the measurement units relevant to watchmaking. Their abbreviations, fields of application, associated standards, and sometimes their conversions.
MATERIALS
The range of materials used in watchmaking has expanded considerably in recent years. New metal alloys, ceramics, composite materials, and carbon have taken their rightful place in the watchmaking world. This chapter gives a comprehensive description of their nature, properties, and areas of application.
TOOLS & MACHINES
This chapter describes the variety of existing tools and machines, their roles, technical characteristics, and fields of application, as well as their advantages and disadvantages.
HEAT TREATMENTS
Heat treatments are used in watchmaking, primarily on steel. This is done for technical reasons. Steel is hardened through quenching and often followed up with tempering to restore some flexibility. Tempering is also used for aesthetic purposes, to add colour to the component, such as on blued steel hands or blued screws.
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