Glossary of watchmaking - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie

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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...

Anti-magnetic

Antimagnétique | 耐磁時計／タイジトケイ | 防磁的

Describes a watch that is protected against magnetic fields.

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...

Arbor

Arbre | 軸／ジク | 轴

A synonym of axle (barrel arbor). A toothed wheel is fixed to the arbor, which is usually...

Argand burner

Quinquet | アルガンランプ | 阿尔冈氏灯

An oil lamp once used by watchmakers as lighting.

Art Deco

Art déco | アール・デコ | 装饰派艺术

An artistic movement that began circa 1910 and continued until 1930. It was the subject of the...

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