GLOSSARY

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  • Fine Time Adjustment

    Regulating lever to adjust the daily time accurately. The majority of Swiss watches are fitted with a regulating lever for particularly precise time adjustment.

  • Flinqué

    Engraving on the dial or case of a watch, covered with an enamel layer.

  • Fluted

    Said of surfaces worked with thin parallel grooves, mostly on dials or case bezels.

  • Fly-Back

    Feature combined with chronograph (s) functions, that allows a new measurement starting from zero (and interrupting a measuring already under way) by pressing down a single pusher, i.e. without stopping, zeroing and restarting the whole mechanism. Originally, this function was developed to meet the needs of air forces. Hinged and jointed element, normally of the same material as the one used for the case. It allows easy fastening of the bracelet on the wrist. Often provided with a snap-in locking device, sometimes with an additional clip or push-piece.

  • Fold-over Clasp

    Hinged and jointed element, normally of the same material as the one used for the case. It allows easy fastening of the bracelet on the wrist. Often provided with a snap-in locking device, sometimes with an additional clip or push-piece.

  • Frequency, s. Vibration

    Generally defined as the number of cycles per time unit; in horology it is the number of oscillations of a balance every two seconds or of its vibrations per second. For practical purposes, frequency is expressed in vibrations per hour (vph).

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