Glossary of watchmaking - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie

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À tact watch

Montre à tact | 触感時計／ショッカントケイ | 触觉表

Repeater watch (see complication) in which hammer and bell are replaced by a sharp pin which...

A toc watch

Montre à toc | モントル・ア・トック（ダム・リピーター） | À toc 表

A "dumb" repeater watch in which a hammer strikes the inside of the case to produce a...

Analogue

Analogique | アナログ表示／アナログヒョウジ | 指针显示

An analogue watch displays time by means of hands and a dial (as opposed to digital or...

Annual Calendar

Quantième annuel | 年次カレンダー／ネンジカレンダー | 年历

A full or partial simple calendar that takes automatically into account months with less than 31...

Annual calendar (watch)

Calendrier annuel (montre à) | 年次カレンダー機構／ネンジカレンダーキコウ | 年历（表）

A full or partial simple calendar that takes automatically into account months with less than 31...

Aperture

Guichet | 窓／マド | 视窗

A small opening in the dial. In an aperture watch, various indications such as the month, moon...

Applied chapter (Applique)

Applique | アプライド・インデックス | 镶饰字块（嵌花字块）

The hour numerals or decorations that are cut from sheets of metal then affixed to the dial.

Arabic numerals

Chiffres arabes | アラビア数字／アラビアスウジ | 阿拉伯数字

1, 2, 3, etc. Arabic numerals, which were widely used on watch dials towards the eighteenth...

Asthmometer

Asthmomètre | アズモメーター | 呼吸计

A chronograph or sports counter whose dial includes an asthmometer scale indicating the number of...

Atm (atmosphere)

ATM (Atmosphère) | 気圧（atm）／キアツ（アトム） | 物理大气压(atm)-大气

Unit of measure to indicate a watch's water-resistance, specifically its capacity to resist...

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