THE COMPONENTS
This is one of the most important and substantial topics covered by HOROPEDIA. It is divided into several chapters. As you browse through them, you will find all the information on the manufacturing of a watch’s components (movements, cases, bracelets/straps, dials, etc.), their role, their material, their assembly, as well as the techniques and technologies used.
THE MOVEMENT
General-purpose or ultra-specialized, functional or sophisticated, the movement comes in as many forms as there are uses for a watch. The movement consists of all the components intended to display the time and all the information of a watch (complications) and to ensure its accuracy.
THE WATCH CASE
This is the set of components that contains the movement and the display of a watch. The case protects them from shocks, dust and moisture.
THE DIAL & THE DISPLAYS
A technical element first, the dial is, by definition, the most visible component of a watch. As a vector of emotions if ever there was one, it is no surprise that it is the subject of so much care. From design to pad printing, from the high-tech workshop to the artist’s bench, it is one of the components that brings together the most trades.
BRACELETS / STRAPS & CLASPS
The major role of the bracelet/strap-clasp duo is often overlooked. If either one breaks, the watch is all too often lost! Elements that are much more technical than they appear, they also play leading roles in style and design departments. In this chapter you will find the different types of bracelets/straps and clasps, as well as the immense diversity of materials and techniques used in their manufacture.
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