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The Watch Encyclopedia

Understand the details that make a watch.

8 terms

Palladium

A precious metal used in selected alloys or watch components.

A dial with contrasting dark subdials on a lighter background, resembling a panda's face.

A bracelet link retained by a pin or pin-and-collar arrangement.

A dense precious metal used for selected watch cases, bracelets and movement components.

A dial made using porcelain, distinct from vitreous enamel applied to a metal substrate.

Rolex's name for a bracelet style with three rounded links across its width.

A button operating a function such as a chronograph, calendar correction or alarm.

A family of vacuum deposition processes used to apply thin surface coatings.