Glossary of watchmaking - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie

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Amplitude

Amplitude | 振幅／シンプク | 摆幅

The distance between the two extreme points of a movement or periodic phenomenon (a angle).

Atmos

Atmos | アトモス | 空气钟

A clock, made by Jaeger-LeCoultre, driven by variations in temperature or atmospheric pressure and...

Automatic (Self-winding)

Automatique | オートマティック | 自动（自动上弦）

Describes a mechanism that winds the mainspring by using the movement of the arm to cause a rotor...

Autoquartz

Autoquartz | オートクォーツ | 自动石英机芯

A movement that functions like a quartz movement yet is wound like a mechanical movement. An...

Barrel

Barillet | 香箱／コウバコ | 发条匣

A cylindrical box (the barrel) and toothed disc (wheel), protected by a cover. The barrel, which...

Barrel arbor

Arbre de barillet | 香箱真／コウバコシン | 发条匣轴

Supports the barrel and its spring. It comprises a cylinder, known as the core, and a hook to which...

Battery

Pile | 電池／デンチ | 电池

A device that transform the energy created by a chemical reaction into electrical energy....

Drum

Tambour | ドラム | 鼓

Lateral wall of a barrel or other similar hollow, cylindrical part. The inside of the barrel drum...

Maltese Cross

Croix de Malte | マルタクロス | 马耳他十字机构

A device to prevent overwinding, comprising a finger fixed to the barrel arbor and a small wheel in...

Manual

Manuel | 手巻き／テマキ | 手动

Describes a movement that is wound by hand using the winding crown.