BIENFACTUREĪ Swiss word that refers to the high quality of a piece of work or an object. Used to make mathematical calculations or keeping track of elapsed time. BI-DIRECTIONAL ROTATING BEZELĪ bezel that can be moved either clockwise or counter-clockwise. It is usually made of metals such as gold, gold-plate, platinum or stainless steel. The ring around the crystal on the top portion of a watch. Held every year in April in Basel, Switzerland. BALANCE WHEELĪ part of a mechanical watch that oscillates and divides time into equal portions. BALANCE SPRINGĪ very small spring in a mechanical watch that returns the balance wheel back to its neutral position. The mainspring provides the energy and the balance (coupled with the hairspring) swings to divide time into equal parts. The heart of a mechanical watch movement. When referring to watches, it is referred to as a bracelet or strap not as a band. RETURN TO THE TOPĪ ring on your finger, or a group who plays music. ANTI-MAGNETICĪ device that is not affected by magnetic fields. APERTUREĪ small opening in the dial that displays certain information such as date, day, month or moon-phase. An automatic watch that isn’t worn for a couple days will need to be wound again to get started again. This referred to winding that occurs through motion on the wearer’s wrist, rather than through winding the watch manually. ANALOG DISPLAYĪ display that shows the time by using hands and a dial.
ALTIMETERĪ device that determines altitude by responding to changes in barometric pressure.
Portuguese: relógio (pt) m, relógio de pulso (pt) m ( wristwatch ), relógio de bolso m ( pocketwatch ).Norwegian: klokke (no) c, ur (no) c Bokmål: armbåndsur (no).Italian: orologio (it) m, cipolla (it) f, orologio da tasca m.Finnish: kello (fi) ( general ), rannekello (fi) ( wrist ), taskukello (fi) ( pocket ).Estonian: kell (et) ( general ), käekell ( wrist ).
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