Every profession produces its own topmost master. Only those who know the trade know the terminology. The watch industry also has a lot of terminologies.
Do you have some difficulties when communicating with your watch supplier?
Before I wrote this article, I searched Google again for a long time to find a similar article on the terminology of watches, but I have yet to find it.
The article I will write today is for the terminology used when communicating with watch factories, the timepiece supplier; Then, let me clarify a few common watch terms so you can change from white to expert. and I’m sure it will be helpful to you.
This article will have words from watch parts to finished watches and some terms for the watch processing process.
First of all, the components of the watch, which I have talked about before in this article
Watch Components Parts Terminology
Watch parts are:
- Case
- Case back or Back cover
- Case bezel
- Glass
- Discar
- Watch hands
- Watch strap
- Crown
- Movimento
- Movement holder
Let’s see small parts and artwork of them.
Watch Case Terminology
Case shape are:
- Round case
- Square case
- Irregularly-shaped case
- Oval/egg-shaped
- Polygon shape case
- Dodecagonal shape case
- Heart shape case
- Octagon shape case
- Tonneau shape case
Case Materials are：
- Titânio material case
- Zinc-aluminium alloy
- Ally material case
- Cerâmica & enamel material case
- Platinum material case
- Zircon material case
Case part and its structure part name
| Dim | Description |
| A | Crystal Thickness (Glass thickness) |
| B | Watch hand clearance |
| C | Watch hand Height |
| D | Movement thickness (Caliber thickness) |
| E | Back clearance |
| F | Case back Thickness |
| G | Dial Opening( Reflector) |
| H | Total Thickness |
| I | Dial diameter |
| J | Stem height |
| K | Hand Fitting height( Reflector height) |
| L | Dial Thickness |
| M | Crown recess |
| N | Tube |
| O | O-ring |
| P | Movimento |
| Q | Case inner diameter |
| R | I-ring |
| S | Movement Holder |
- Flat surface
- Stone top ring
- O-ring ditch/ groove
- Opening notch at
- Opening slot
- 3-9 case side wall
- 3-9 case surface
- 6-12 case surface
- 6-12 case side wall
- Opening
- Roughing
- Inner lug width
- Inside diameter
- Position for snap
- Position for snap
- Compressed length
- Outer lug width
- Hand clearance
- Crown opening
- Standing point
- Lug width
- Position for push button
- Glass position
- Outer glass diameter
- Reversed view
- Bevel
- Tolerance
Case Artwork and others
- Stone setting/mounting
- Solder/Braze
- Epoxy
- Wire-Cut
- Back marking
- Tungsten steel
- Depth of text=0.50
- Lug diameter
- Fork legs
- Electro-plating/plating
- Spare parts
- Toning; color-mixing
- Depth of coating
- Imitation-gold alloy
- Irconia
- 23kt barrel plating
- Ruby
- Citrine
- Topaz
- Cord lung
- Gem-inlays
- Inlay equipment
Case Finish artwork :
- Hair Brushed
- 6-12 vertical brushed
- 6-12 polished brushing
- 3-9 horizontal brushed
- 3-9 brushing
- 6-12 brushing
- Circular polished brushing
- Circle brushed/radiation brushing
- Fine Sand Blasted
- Satin/Polish/shiny
- No polishing
- Mirror finishing
- Smooth surface
- Side polishing
- Side circular polished brushing
- Add grease
Case Color
- All acid gold
- Interval acid gold
- Black chrome plating
- Two-tone
- Smoke grey
Others
-Blank or watch blank
-Integrated bracelet
-Prong
-Decorating screw
-Flat bottom
-Push button/ pusher
-E-rings
-Push button/pusher
-Case lug
- lug stand
- lug surface
- lug hole
- lug case
Case Back or Back Cover Terminology
Categories:
- Inside snap back
- Outside snap back
- Back snap
- Point snap
- Curved caseback
- Screw back
- S/S case back
- See-through case back
Other accessories:
- O-ring Gasket or seal ring
- Opening slot
- Inside marking
- Outside marking
- Back protective sticker
- Back key slot
- Screw thread
- W/battery strop
- W/o battery strop
Watch Bezel Terminology
- Fixed bezel
- Rotating bezel
- Elapsed time rotating bezel
- Bi-directional rotating bezel
- Springed metal ring
- Top ring
Watch Glass Terminology
Watch glass or watch lens can be called ordinary glass, Crystal or Mineral Glass.
The categories are:
- Mineral glass
- Crystal glass
- Silk screen glass
- Plating glass
- Sapphire crystal
- Semi-sapphire glass
Glass shape can be:
- Flat
- Dome
Dome glass can be:
-Upper curve bottom
-One side curved glass
-Both side curved glass/curved lens
Other glass
-Eye glass
-I ring
- -white i-ring
- -semi-transparent i-ring
Watch Dial Terminology
- Inner Ring or metal case decorative ring
- Dial index
- Marking
- Minute struck
- Hour struck
- Hologram dial
- Jumping dials
- World time dial
- Dial foot
- Sub-dial
- Date windows/ date frame
- Case opening
- Reflector ring/decorative ring
- 12-hour recorder
- Econd time-zone indicator
Watch Dial Artwork
- Sunary
- All-glossy
- Background finishing
- Background color
- Deep press pattern/texture pattern
- Dial thickness
- Dial ring
- Diamond bushings
- Enamel
- Semi-Glossy
- Applied Index Riveted
- UP labeling
- Circular /CD pattern-armor brushing
- Armor brushing
- Emboss
- Jumping dials
- Hologram dial
- Applique
Watch Hands Terminology
Watch hands categories:
- Oil-painted hands
- Oil-painted & luminous hands
- Galvanized hands
- Diamond-cut watch hand
- Hour hand
- Minute hand
- Second hand
- Small hand
- Faceted hands
- Flat Hands
- Chromo second hand
- Fly-back hand
Watch hands Artwork:
- White Luminous
- Light green luminous
- Black filled
- Hand height
- Baton Hand
- Galvanized hands
- Dauphine hands
Watch Strap or Watch Bands or Wristket Terminology
Straps categories:
- Leather strap
- Stainless steel strap or S/S Band or Bracelet
- Mesh strap
- Nylon strap
- Nato strap
- Plastic /Silicon strap
- Stitch band
- Velvet pouch/flannel bag
Watch strap can be:
-Broad band
-Narrow band
-Bracelet or Chain
Watch band accessories:
-Spring bar
- T-bars with studs or screws
- Hair pin/Split pin/open-end pins/cotter pins/sopa
- Banded spring bar
- Free stand spring bar
- Single stand spring bar
- Dual stand spring bar
- Flat head with chamfer
-Bolt or pin
- S/S knurled pins
- Texture pin
- Tappered pin
- Adjustable ss pins/ss shafts
- Adjustable ss pins/ss shafts
- Pin-with-tubes
- End-pin or end piece
- Capsa pin /notched tubes and pins
- Removable screwed pin
- S/s pins and shafts
-Chain
- Cord lung
- Accessory lace
-Press button & stud
-Punaise
-Cabochon
-Single ladder
-Pendant
-Tongue
-Loop
-Band links
- Side link
- End link
- Extender link
- Center link/piece
- Removable link/adjustable link
- Starting piece
- Half drop
- Full drop
-Buckle or Clasp
- Spring buckle
- Jewellery buckle
- Butterfly style buckle
- Folded buckle
- Safety clasp or buckle
- Solid butterfly buckle
- Butterfly style buckle
- Dive buckle
- Deploy .
- Hidden butterfly pushed button
Leather band can be:
Deerskin strap
Calf-leather band
Oval/egg-shaped
Imitation leather
Mesh band can be:
Velcro strap
Stainless steel band are divided:
- Semi bangle
- Steel-disc band/rolled s/s band
- Side-wrapped band /Folded edge bracelet/Folded s/s band
- Stainless steel solid band / solid s/s band
- Gold-cladding band
- Stainless steel semi-solid band
- Gold-plated band
- Expansion band/bracelet
- Hardened steel disc
Crown Terminology
Crown Tube
Pusher
Stem and stem extension
Flat head
Round head
T-crown
Screw-lock crown
Crown tube/case pipe
Movement Terminology
- Japan movement
- Quartz movement
- Automatic movement
- Wind automatic movement
- Self-wind automatic movement
Rotor
Winding stem
Hand setting
Pinion
Center pinion
Disconnecting gear
Cannon pinion
Buzzer
Safety spring
Phillips hairspring
Gear
Shock absorber
Ratchet wheel
Ratchet (gear train)
Ratchet work
Battery reserve indicator
Mainspring
Barrel
One-sided automatic winding device
Balance bridge (cock)
Balance
Balance staff
Movement blank
Semiconductor silicon wafer
Housing/movement holder
Finished Watches Terminology
Let’s see what’s related to completed watches
- Plastic watch.
- Bangle watch
- Dressing watch
- Quartz Watch
- Chronograph watch
- Automatic Watch
- Analogical Digital Watch
- Tourbillion
Watch Functions Words
- Anti-magnetic
- Dustproof
- Anti-acidic
- Shock resistance
- Multi-function; multi-purpose
- Isochronism
- Chronometer
- Scratch resistant
- Pull force
- Retention force.
- Horizontal pull force
Watch Package Words
Blister&packaging
Vacuum coating
Warranty card
Tin box
Tape
Double side tape
Hang tag
Bubble bag
Poly bag
EL film
Spongy box
Watch Logo Artwork Words
Etched trademark
Stamped
Chemical etching.[‘etʃɪŋ] or Acid Etching
Laser
Applied logo
Self-adhesive paper
Watch QC words Terminology
- Formfit
- Add silicon oil
- Caseband fitting
- Glass not fitting on case
- Poor fitting for case band
- Inspection size
- Production size
- Over polishing
- Poor plating
- Poor stitching
- Dirts
- Sharp edge
- Burr
- Index fall out
- Loose
- Scratched
- Dial discolor
- Missing
- Found problems
- Wax solvent
- Contact probe
- Poor polishing
- Sand hole
- Over brushing
- Wrong polishing
- Protruded
- Rough turning mark
- Oxidize spot
- Crack
- Bubble
- Dented
- Come off
- Poor printing
- Damaged
- Tight
- Minor
- Excessive glue
- Broken
- Wax
- Major
- Deformed
- Caution on finishing
Dummy sample
Actual sample
Water-resistant xx ATM/water-resistant level
20 ATM water-resistant
Water proof failed
Water test failed
Plastic plate
Plastic plate
Lithium battery
Watch Machine Words
UV ultra-violet ray lampbox
Laser marking machine
Etching machine
Fusee
Grinding & abrasion
Automatic glass gluing machine
Milling machine
Off-set printing
Index adjuster
Cold & hot punch
Sandblast adhesive paper
Sand blasting machine
Blasting & lapping material
Cutting tool
Cutting tool / rinsing
Impulse angle
Press tool
Punch
Hot rolled stainless steel
Sandy body
Soft grinding stone
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