29 Oct 2010

Watch Terminology (4)

Watches Review Center Report: Independent seconds (Seconde morte / Tote Sekunde)
Independent second hand second hand with independent drive mechanism, independent start and stop

Index (Raquette / Rückerzeiger / Raqueta)
Speed needle adjust the time precision parts



Index-adjuster (Régulateur de raquette / Rückerregler)
Is capable of very precise fine-tuning to adjust the speed of the device pin



Indicator (Indicateur / Anzeiger)
Indicator that the parameters of time and other indicators, including dial, pointer, scale, etc.



Intermediate wheel (Renvoi / Zeigerstellrad)
Allocated through the toggle pin wheel adjustment related to the time pointer of the gear unit

Jewel (Pierre / Stein)
Jewel bearing joints at both ends of the gear shaft, decrease the risk of transmission friction material, including ruby, sapphire, etc.



Jack (Jaquemart / Stundenschläger)
Bell bell dolls to simulate a status report with the arm action figure of time



Joint (Charnièie / Scharnier)
Hinged lid case and watch components, mainly being used to watch



Jumper (Sautoir / Hebelfeder)
The role of positioning rod positioning device with flexible

Jumping hours (Heures sautantes / Springende stunden)
TH-hour digital window display features directly

Jumping-seconds (Seconde foudroyante / kein deutsches Wort)
Jump for a few seconds, the second sub-display of parts, usually turning lap dance for the second pointer seconds

Karussel (Carrousel / Karussel / Carrusel)
Caruso Bonniken invented a rotary escapement



Keyless winding (Remontoir au pendant / B gelaufzug)
No key on the device in the early article in the use of a key-winding watch, and later developed by institutions such as the crown directly on the article, no key

Laple-watch (Montre-agrafe/Spangenuhr)
Brooch worn on the female form of early small watch clothes

Lever escapement (échappement à ancre / Ankerhemmung)
Fork escapement escapement independent escape wheel fork and institutions



Ligne (Ligne / Linie)
Law is divided traditionally used to measure the diameter of the length of the unit of movement, a method similar to 2.255 mm min

Luminous (Lumineux / Leucht)
Light-emitting materials can be sent in the dark light of the material, mainly used in scale, pointer, etc.

Minute repeater (Répétitionàminutes / Minuten-repetieruhr)
Three questions spring to fight to the minute of play to spring chime

Minute wheel (Roue de Minuterie / Wechselrad)
When cross-bite and round round of the gear wheel and sub-

Montion-work (Minuterie / Zeigerwerk)
Dial needle agencies linked through a series of gears, so the pointer to adjust the body

IMoon phase (Phases de lune / Mondphasen)
Moon phase is displayed on the watch the moon change disc function



Movement (Mouvement / Werk)
Movement installed in the device for watches and clocks, watches and clocks can have the function of time



Movement-blank (Ébauche / Rohrwerk)
Foundation movement is not installed escapement movement with the drive mechanism

Music mechanisms (Musique mécanique / Mechanische musik)
Spring with a timekeeping device to play music, sound the alarm and other features, the mechanical clock in the device structure, such as audio and spring, bell bowls, even the sound of the birds belong to this device

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