Lexique du Génie Horloger

Already current, the Lexique du Génie Horloger, in 2 parts:
1) in blue, whose is extact how watches work.
2) glossary of watch-making keywords in red, and all illustrated with 30 explicative and comprehensive diagrams and sketches.

It exists in 4 different versions:

1. Français-Deutsch-English Edition with chapter "pieces and assembling of the movement" (2nd edition)

2. Français-Spanish-Italian Edition with chapter "pieces and assembling of the movement" (2nd edition) on DVD,
+1,2Go bonus features (videos of the brands, experts talking), separate windows for schemas, direct search for terminological explanations in three languages, about 1'500 internal links...


3. Chinese-English-Japanese + complement chapter "pieces and assembling of the movement" (2nd edition)
(appendix only 5.-CHF + carriage)

4. Russian-English-Greek Edition with chapter "pieces and assembling of the movement"


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ANCRE. Organe, en acier ou en laiton, de l’échappement des montres et des pendules, dont la forme rappelle celle de l’ancre des navires.
Ancre de la montre. L’ancre utilisée dans la montre est composée en réalité de deux organes, l’ancre proprement dite a et la fourchette b. L’ancre porte deux palettes en rubis c est la palette d’entrée et d la palette de sortie, e est la baguette de la fourchette, f l’entrée de fourchette, g les cornes, h est le dard fixé dans le plot k, m est la tige d’ancre.


ÁNCORA Pieza de acero o latón del escape de los relojes y péndolas, cuya forma recuerda la del áncora de los barcos.
Áncora de reloj pequeño.
El áncora utilizada an el reloj consta en realidad de dos órganos, el áncora propiamente dicha a y la horquilla b; lleva dos paletas de rubi, c la paleta de entrada y d la de salida; e es la varita de la horquilla, f la entrada de la horquilla, g los cuernos, h es el dardo fijado al pitón k, y m es el vástago o tija del áncora.

 
ANCORA. Organo, in acciaio o in ottone, dello scappamento degli orologi e delle pendole. La sua forma ricorda quella dell'ancora di una nave.
Ancora dell'orologio. L'ancora che si utilizza negli orologi è composta in realtà da due organi, l'ancora propriamente detta a e la forcella b. L'ancora è munita di due pietre di leva in rubini; c è la leva d'entrata, d è la leva d'uscita, e è l'asta dell'ancora , f è l'entrata della forcella, g è il dardo fissato nell'alloggiamento k, m è l'asse dell'ancora.
PALLETS. Part of the escapement of a watch or clock, made of steel or brass and shaped rather like a ship’s anchor.
Watch-pallets.
The pallets used in a watch actually consist of two elements, viz. the pallets proper a and the fork b. The arms are fitted with two pallet-stones : c is the entry-pallet and d the exit-pallet, e is the lever, f is the opening of the fork, g the horns, h the dart or guard-pin fixed in the block k, and m the pallet-staff.
ANKER. Aus Stahl oder Messing hergestellter Teil der Uhrenhemmung, dessen Form einem Schiffsanker gleich.
Anker der tragbaren Uhr. Der verwendete Anker besteht aus zwei Organen, dem Anker a und der Gabel b. Der Anker trägt zwei Paletten aus Rubin : c ist die Eingangspalette und d ist die Ausgangspalette, e ist die Ankerstange, f der Gabeleinschnitt, g die Hörner, h ist der im Klötzcgen k eingesetzte Sicherheitsstift, m ist die Ankerwelle.

 
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