Glossary of watchmaking - Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie

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Briolette

Briolette | ブリオレット | 椭圆形钻石

A drop shaped gemstone cut that has many triangular facettes.

Bruting

Ébrutage ou débrutage | ブルーティング | 打圆

The step of diamond cutting used to give a rough diamond its shape.

Bulk setting

Serti pris dans la masse | バルク・セッティング | 钻石镶嵌

The stone is held in place by shavings of metal that are raised from the mount using a graver (a...

Burnish

Brunissage | ホゾ磨き／ホゾミガキ | 打磨

To polish the pivots using a burnisher (polishing tool).

Burnisher

Brunissoir | バニッシャー | 打磨器

Tool for giving a sheen to metals.

Cabinet

Cabinet | キャビネ | 阁楼工场

A small workshop in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Geneva, on the top floor of a house where...

Cabinotier

Cabinotier | キャビノチェ | 阁楼工匠

In Geneva, a workman employed by a cabinet. A cabinotier was not necessarily a watchmaker. He could...

Cabochon

Cabochon | カボション | 凸圆宝石

A polished precious or fine stone cut into a dome and without facets. Used to decorate a watch...

Calibrated

Calibré | キャリブレーテッド | 标准化镶嵌

Describes a number of identical step-cut stones with the same, usually square, shape which will be...

Calibre

Calibre | キャリバー | 机芯号

Synonym of size. Sully used this term circa 1715 to denote the layout and dimensions of the...

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