A TO Z LIST OF WATCHMAKING TERMS
Please find below all the terms covered by this encyclopedia sorted alphabetically.
A
Abrasive paper – Acier ressort – Aluminium – Amplitude – Analog machines – Antichocs – Annual calendar – Aperture – Applique – Astronomical indications – Automatic lathe – Automatic system support –
B
Balance-spring – Balance wheel – Barrel – Benzine cup – Beveling – Bezel – Blower – Bow lathe – Bracelet – Brass – Bridge – Buff stick – Burnisher –
C
Cannon-pinion – Carbon – Capillarity – Case – Case back – Cast iron – Centre wheel – Chamfer – Chemical treatments – Chinese calendar – Chisel – Chiseling – Chronograph – Circular graining (cerclage) – Circular graining (perlage) – Clepsydra – Cold-work – Complete calendar – Composite materials – Conical pivot – Contrôle officiel suisse des chronomètres (COSC) – Copper – Countershafts – Cork – Corrector – CNC – Crown – Crown wheel – Crystal – Cylinder escapement – Cylindrical pivot –
D
Date – Day – Dead-centre – Detent escapement – Dial – Diamantine – Diamond – Differential – Digital machines – Double time zone – Drilling-machine – Dust blower – Dynamic setting –
E
Electroerosion machine – Ellipse – Emerald – Emery – Enamelling – Engine-turn machine – Engine-turning – Engraving – Epilame-coating – Equation of time – Equinox – Escapement – Escapement-making – Escape-wheel –
F
Face-lathe – Felloe – Files – Fleurier Quality – Flyback chronograph – Folding buckle – Fourth wheel – Frequency – Full moon – Fusee –
G
Gasket – Gear-train – Geneva seal – Geneva stripes – German silver – Glass – Gilding – GMT – Gnomon – Gold – Grande Sonnerie – Grease – Gregorian calendar – Grunge polishing –
H
Hacksaw – Hammering – Hands – Heat treatments – Hijri calendar – Hour-wheel – Hourglass –
I
Impulse-pin – Indenting – Indenting tool – Index (on dial) – Index (regulator) – Individual tools – Isochronism –
J
K
Knock –
L
Lathe – Leap year – Leather – Leather strap – Lever spring – Line (unit) – Lubrication – Lug – Lunation –
M
Mainplate – Maltese cross – Marine chronometer – Master Chronometer (METAS) – Megaquartz – Metal bracelet – Metallic materials – Micro-painting – Middle part – Milling-machine – Mineral materials – Minute Repeater – Minute wheel – Mohs scale – Moment – Month – Moon phase – Mosaic – Movement cage –
N
New moon – Noonday gun –
O
Oils – Openwork – Organic materials – Oscillating weight – Oscillation – Overhaul – Oxidation –
P
Pallets – Pendulum – Period – Perpetual calendar – Petite Sonnerie – Piezoelectricity – Pillars – Pin buckle – Pinions – Pitch – Pitch-circle – Pivot – Plant based bracelet – Plastic strap – Platinum – Pocket watch case – Polishing – Polishing pastes – Power reserve – Pusher – Precious stones – Pulsometer –
Q
Quartz –
R
Rachet – Regulator – Repere – Resonance – Resonator – Retrograde – Reverser – Rhodium-plating – Roller-pin – Rose gold – Roue de huitaine – Rubber finger – Ruby –
S
Sand-blasting – Sapphire – Sapphire case – Satin finish – Screwdrivers – Season – Secular calendar – Secular year – – Secular year – Setting – Setting machines – Shellac – Shot-blasting – Signs of zodiac – Silver – Sink – Skeletonisation – Slipping spring – Solstice – Sound signal – Split-seconds chronograph – Spring – Static setting – Steel – Stop-second – Stop-second and reset – Striking hour – Sunbursting – Sundial – Swan Neck –
T
Tachymeter – Tantalum – Telemeter – Thermoplastic – Thermoset – Third wheel – Thread-locking fluid – Tide display – Tideograph – Titanium – Torque and moment – Tourbillon – Tourbillon cage – Torque screwdrivers – Transfer – Triggers – Tungsten – Tuning-fork – Tuning-fork watch – Tweezers –
U
V
Vibration – Vice – Vice-block – Vice-clamps –
W
Water-clock – Westminster Carillon – White gold – Winding stem – Wood – Worldtime –
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