Watches Flashcards

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Qu’est-ce qui actionne le mouvement dans une montre mécanique ?

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Ressort principal
- Material: Steel
- Stores potential energy to power the watch.

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Qu’est-ce qui régule la vitesse de libération du ressort principal ?

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Echappement (FR)
- Material: Steel, silicon
- Use case: Controls the flow of energy to the gear train, determining the watch’s accuracy.

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Qu’est-ce qui transmet la puissance de l’échappement aux aiguilles ?

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Rouage (Gear train)
- Material: Brass, steel
- Use case: Transfers and amplifies energy to drive the hands at correct speeds.

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Qu’est-ce qui contrôle le mouvement indépendant de l’aiguille des heures ?

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Pignon canon
- Material: Steel
- Use case: Allows the hour hand to be set independently without affecting the minute hand.

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Comment l’énergie se libère-t-elle du ressort principal ?

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Barillet
- Material: Brass, steel
- Use case: Houses and regulates the mainspring’s release of energy.

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Qu’est-ce qui oscille pour maintenir un rythme constant dans une montre mécanique ?

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Balancier (Balance wheel)
- Material: Glucydur, beryllium
- Use case: Regulates the speed of the escapement and thus the watch’s accuracy.

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Qu’est-ce qui oscille pour maintenir un rythme constant dans une montre mécanique ?

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Balancier (Balance wheel)
- Material: Glucydur, beryllium
- Use case: Regulates the speed of the escapement and thus the watch’s accuracy.

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Qu’est-ce qui ajuste la précision de la montre ?

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Spiral (Hairspring)
- Material: Elinvar, Nivarox
- Use case: Attached to the balance wheel, controls its oscillation rate for precise timing.

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Qu’est-ce qui affiche l’heure sur le cadran ?

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Cadran (dial)
- Use case: Displays the hour, minute, and sometimes additional complications.

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10
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Quelles fonctionnalités supplémentaires peuvent compliquer une montre de luxe ?

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Chronographe, phase de lune, calendrier perpétuel, GMT

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