gran Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Ming Thein’s Horological Dictionary Easy and great information about watches and how they tick (http://www.tp178.com/jd/ming_dictionary/edit[1].html) Examples of what is in it: F Fast Beat – A movement which has a frequency of 8 Hz or higher, i.e. 28800bph or more. See also Frequency 28,800 vph is 4 Hz. Finishing – Any method of applying a surface finish to a part, be it decorative or functional. See also Guilloche, Anglage, Perlage, Polishing, Black Polishing, Engraving, Engine Turning Five minute repeater – A complication which chimes the time on demand in hour and five minute increments on two gongs. See also Chime, Gong, Hammer, Repeater, Minute Repeater, Carillon, Sonnerie [censored] – A concentric protuberance on a part. Floating lugs – Lugs attached by means of a pivot to the case, allowing them to move. See also Strap, Band, Bracelet, Lugs Flyback – A chronograph that can be reset and restarted without stopping, achieved by a single push of a button. This term is often confused with retrograde hands and split second chronographs, because they ‘fly back’ to their original positions. See also Chronograph and so on.... Multilingual lexicon relating to watch terms http://www.worldtempus.com/wt/1/339/ For example Italian to English Riserva di carica = Power reserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Magic - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Nice Mr. K. Appreciate your sharing today. Great Post. mikellem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Ming's photography is also worth checking out. A very talented individual behind the lens... Ming Thein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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