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Related Terms — Manufacture
Anglage
Beveling technique decorating edges of movement components with angled chamfers
Côtes de Genève
Geneva stripes; parallel lines decorating watch movement surfaces for aesthetic finish
Dial Painter
Skilled craftsperson hand-painting and decorating watch dials with precision
Ebauche
Unfinished watch movement; semi-completed base for assembly and finishing
Finishing
Final decorative and protective treatment of movement and case surfaces
Guilloché
Decorative machine-engraved pattern on watch dials and components
Perlage
Pearl-like circular finishing pattern applied to watch movement plates and bridges