Culture de la Haute Horlogerie, Horological Lexicon.     More: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
 

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A

 

Accutron

 

Agate

 

Age of the moon

 

Alarm

 

All-or-nothing piece

 

Alloy

 

Amagnetic

 

Amplitude

 

Analogue

Annual calendar (watch)

 

Anti-magnetic

 

Aperture

 

Applied chapter (Applique)

 

Arabic numerals

 

Arbor

 

Argand burner

 

Art Deco

 

Assemble

 

Assembly

 

Assortiment

 

Asterism

 

Asthmometer

 

Atm (atmosphere)

 

Atmos

 

Atomic (clock)

 

Atomic clock

 

Atomic second

 

Automatic (Self-winding)

 

Autonomy

 

Autoquartz

B

 

Back

 

Bagnolet (calibre)

 

Baguette

 

Balance

 

Balance cock (modern)

 

Balance cock (traditional)

 

Balance spring

 

Bar

 

Barrel

 

Barrel arbor

 

Bassiner

 

Battery

 

Bearing

 

Bell

 

Bench

 

Bent index

 

Beryl

 

Bezel

 

Bezel

 

Bezel or collet setting

 

Blanc roulant

 

Blank

 

Block

 

Blued steel

 

Bolt

 

Bort

 

Bottom plate

 

Bow

 

Bow lathe

 

Brace (Bridle)

 

Brass

 

Breguet overcoil

 

Bridge

 

Brilliant cut

 

Briolette

 

Bruting

 

Bulk setting

 

Burnish

 

Burnisher

C

 

Cabinet

 

Cabinotier

 

Cabochon

 

Cadrature
Calibrated

 

Calibre

 

Cam

 

Canary diamond

 

Cannon pinion

 

Carat

 

Carbonado

 

Case

 

Case middle

 

Case up

 

Case-fitter

 

Casing ring

 

Catch

 

Ceramic

 

Chablon

 

Chamfer (Bevel)

 

Champlevé(e)

 

Chimes

 

Chip

 

Chronocomparator

 

Chronofiable

 

Chronograph

 

Chronometer (general definition)

 

Chronostop

 

Chuck

 

CIBJO

 

Clarity

 

Cleavage

 

Clepsydra

 

Clock

 

Cloisonné

 

Cloud

 

Clous de Paris

 

Coaxial

 

Colour

 

Column wheel

 

Combo

 

Combustion clock

 

Common year

 

Compensation

 

Complication

 

Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres

 

Copper-plate

 

Coral

 

Corrector

 

Corundum

 

COSC (Contrôle officiel suisse des chronomètres)

 

Côtes de Genève

 

Count wheel (Locking plate)

 

Countdown timer

 

Counter

 

Crown (jewellery)

 

Crown (watchmaking)

 

Crystal

 

Crystal

 

Crystal habit

 

Crystal systems

 

Cubic zirconium

 

Culet

 

Cultured pearl

 

Cushion cut

 

Cut

 

Cuvette

 

Cycloid

D

 

Dart (Guard pin)

 

Date

 

Dauphine

 

Daylight Saving Time

 

Dead seconds

 

Decimal (Revolutionary) (Republican)

 

Decimal hour

 

Demantoid garnet

 

Detent

 

Dial

 

Dial foot

 

Diamond

 

Dichroism

 

Die

 

Diffusion treated

 

Digital

 

Direct-drive seconds (Trotteuse)

 

Disc

 

Disconnect

 

Display

 

Display lighting

 

Dividing head (Division plate)

 

Doubly refractive stone

 

Drift

 

Drum

 

Dual time zone

 

Dumortierite

 

Dynamograph

E

 

Ebauche

 

Electroluminescence

 

Electroplating

 

Emerald

 

Emerald cut

 

Enamel

 

Enamellist

 

Enamelwork

 

Endstone

 

Engage

 

Engine turn

 

Engine-turning (Guilloché)

 

Ephemeris

 

Equation of time

 

Escapement

 

Etablissage

 

Etablisseur