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Abbreviations & Terms

This page contains a collection of links to glossary items on Alliance Horlogère related to abbreviations and terms used in horology.

[edit] Abbreviations

BPH COSC

MMP SAV

[edit] Terms

[edit] A

Adjusted Adjuster Age of the Moon Air Almanac Albion Ammonia Maser Amplitude Anagram Analog

Analogue Anti-magnetic Apparent Time Apprentice Arabic Numerals Arc Armillary Sphere Artificial Clock Asthmometer

Astrolabe Elaborate Astronomer Royal Astronomer's Pendulum Astronomical Ephemeris Atomic Time Automata Automatic Automaton Auxiliary Compensation

[edit] B

Babylonian Hours Bar Movement Barometric Error Beat Beat Error

Beats Per Hour Bedpost Frame Bi-Metallic Bird Cage Frame Bolt and Shutter

Bookmaker's Clock Bag Bracelet Breguet Overcoil Bristle Regulator British Summer Time

[edit] C

Canonical Hours Center of Oscillation Chinese Duplex Chronographer Chronometer Chronoscope Click

Clock Star Clockmaker Club Tooth Compass Sundial Compensation Curb Complicated Work Complication

Compound Pendulum Condensation Conversion Countdown Craftsmanship Test Crystal

[edit] D

Daylight Saving Dead Beat Decimal Time Decimal Timer Dial Painter

Dialing Diamantine Digital Digital Trimming Displacement

Dormant Jewel Double Balance Double Summer Time Draw Dutch Striking

[edit] F

False Bob

Finisher

Frequency

[edit] G

Gold Filled

Gold Plated

Greenwich Mean Time

       

[edit] L

Lift Angle

Limoges Enamel

[edit] M

Manufacture

Marquetry

Movement

 

[edit] O

Overcoil

[edit] P

Peg Out Plat Pendu

Positional Error Power Reserve

 

[edit] R

Regulator Arc

Remontoire

Rolled Gold Plate

 

[edit] T

Thixotropic

   

[edit] W

Watch Paper

Watch Timer

Watchmaker

 

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