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Glossary of watchmaking

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Satin-finish gold Tank à guichets watch

A system controlled by the watch movement to indicate the time.

  • An alphanumerical (or numerical) display uses letters (or numerals) to show the time.
  • An analogue display gives the time by means of a moving indicator (hand) on a scale of hours, minutes and seconds (dial).

Terms with the same letter

Dart (Guard pin) Date Dauphine Day Daylight Saving Time Dead seconds Decimal (Revolutionary) (Republican) Decimal hour Demantoid garnet Detent Dial Dial foot Diamond Dichroism Die Diffusion treated Digital Direct-drive seconds (Trotteuse) Disc Disconnect Display Display lighting Dividing head (Division plate) Drift Drum Dual time zone Dumortierite Dynamograph