TECHNIQUES
This chapter brings together the know-how and processes that bring watch components to life. From precision adjustments to decorative finishes, including Assembly, Lubrication, treatments, and quality Testing, discover the techniques that ensure a watch’s proper functioning and beauty.
ADJUSTMENTS
The operations that adjust the running of the watch, whether it involves assembling and adjusting the Regulating organ to ensure precision or adjusting the Escapement’s functions.
DECORATION & FINISHES
The art of watchmaking finishes: Beveling / Angling, Circular graining, Geneva stripes, Snailing, and other finishes that enhance the movement.
ASSEMBLY
The methodical assembly of the movement and external parts (case, dial, hands) components, where mechanical precision and aesthetic demands come together.
LUBRICATION
The selection and application of oils and greases at friction points, essential to the longevity and rate accuracy of the movement.
QUALITY TESTING
The checks and tests — accuracy, water resistance, power reserve — that validate the reliability of the watch before it goes to market.
HEAT TREATMENTS
The heating and quenching processes that alter the properties of metals — hardness, elasticity, stability — in the service of performance.
SURFACE TREATMENTS
The electroplating treatments (galvanic treatments) and coatings that protect and decorate surfaces: gilding, rhodium plating, PVD and other technical finishes.
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