Les Elegants: Watch Terminology (6)

New Watch Models Report: Sapphire (Saphir / Saphir)

Sapphire crystal alumina as raw material by the synthetic crystals, the hardness of its high and difficult to scratch and wear, for the manufacture of sheet glass

Screw (Vis / Schraube)

Screws used to secure the appearance of pieces of plywood or other movement parts

Second wheel (Roue des secondes / Sekundenrad)

Generally refers to the second round of the rotation of the gear drive second hand

Self-winding (Automatique / Automatische)

Article automatic movement through the motion of the body automatically tighten in the process of winding

Setting Mechanism (Mécanisme de mise à lheure / Zeigerstellmechanismus)

Dial needle body can adjust the time in the movement of the pointer and other institutions

Shockproof (Antichoc / Stossicher)

Fall from a height to prevent shock watches the performance of travel time, usually in the gear shaft tenon to install anti-vibration mountings

Silver (Argenter / Versilbern)

Case of silver and other materials used in the manufacture

Skeleton (Squelette / Skelett)

Pierced through the sculpture movement and other parts of the case and transparent process to show

Split-second chronograph (Chronographe á Rattrapante / Doppel-chronograph)

Dual time sub-seconds chronograph and the general difference is that there are two seconds in the record when a particular time period can also rotate, in which one can be independent in operation, another one still continue to rotate to another time period to record . This can record and began the end of two different things, but the time spent

Spherical balance-spring (Spiral sphérique / Kugelförmige spiralfeder)

Gossamer gossamer ball the whole three-dimensional spherical shape of the gossamer type of show

Spring (Ressort / Feder)

Spring has elastic potential energy parts

Sprung balance (Balancier-spiral/Unruh-spiralfeder)

Include wheel speed and movement of devices, including gossamer

Steel (Acier / Stahl)

Synthesis of carbon steel with a small amount of metal, has a good anti-corrosion, which 316L stainless steel is often used as a model case of the material

Striking-work (Sonnerie / Läutwerk)

Timekeeping device used in the watch movement in the time the agency issued a sound