The INSIGHT LUXURY glossary
The INSIGHT LUXURY glossary provides explanations of over 400 terms from the world of jewellery and watches.
At the moment, all terms are provided with a short, easy-to-understand explanation so that many questions can be answered quickly. We will gradually add more terms and supplement the explanations.
- 1000-hour test (Jaeger-LeCoultre)
- Agate (coloured gemstone)
- Acoustic complications
- Old grinding
- Aluminium
- Amagnetism
- Amethyst
- Ametrine (coloured gemstone)
- Amplitude
- ANCHOR
- Anchor wheel
- Application ring
- Aquamarine
- Bracelet pin buckle
- Bracelet folding clasp
- Wristwatch alarm clock
- Bangle
- Bangle
- Asscher cut (cuts)
- Asterism (coloured gemstone)
- Astronomical complications
- Astronomical clock
- Winding shaft
- Automatic winding
- Automaton / Animation
- Aventurine (coloured gemstone)
- Baguette cut (cuts)
- Baroque pearl
- B Corp
- Observation clock
- Rock crystal (coloured gemstone)
- Amber
- Beryl
- Irradiation
- Blue topaz (topaz/coloured gemstone)
- FLASHING SECOND
- Crowning
- Broadlight
- Brilliant
- Brilliant facet
- Brilliant calette
- Brilliant RONDISTE
- Brilliant board
- Brilliance
- Bronze
- Bronze-aluminium alloy
- Bridge
- Porthole / visible floor
- Butterfly folding clasp
- Cabochon cut
- Cabochon (cuts)
- Cameo
- CARAT
- Carbon (carbon fibre, forged carbon)
- Carnelian (coloured gemstone)
- Carree cut (cuts)
- Carré cut
- Ceragold
- Chatons
- Chatoyance
- Choker
- Chronofiable test
- Chronograph
- Chronograph Flyback chronograph
- Chronograph Monopusher
- Chronograph Rattrapante (split-seconds chronograph)
- Chronograph Rattrapante / split-second chronograph
- Chronograph Switch wheel chronograph
- Chronograph day/night display
- CHRONOMETER
- Chrysolite (coloured gemstone)
- Chunky Chains
- Citrine (coloured gemstone)
- Clarity
- COCKTAILRING
- Collane
- Necklace
- Colour
- Confidence
- COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres)
- Creole
- Curated Ear
- Cushion
- Cushion cut
- Cut
- Dead Beat Seconds (Jumping Second)
- Demantoid (coloured gemstone)
- Diamond
- Diamond 4Cs/6Cs
- DIGITAL DISPLAY
- DIN 8306 / ISO 6425
- DLC and PVD-coated metals
- Birefringence
- Pin buckle
- Doublé
- Doublette: two layers, e.g. a gemstone with a glass base.
- PRESS
- Druse (Amethyst)
- Earcuff
- Earparty
- Precious metals
- Stainless steel
- Gemstones
- Efficient Solution Label (Solar Impulse Foundation)
- Wedding ring
- Inclusions
- Elinvar
- Enamel
- Enamel Cold enamel
- Enamelled dial
- EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme)
- Emerald cut
- Facet
- Faceting
- Thread stitch
- Fairmined
- Fairtrade Gold
- Folding clasp
- Fancy Colour
- Fancy Cut
- Version
- Version CHANNEL VERSION
- Version KÖRNERFASSUNG
- CRAPPENFASSUNG version
- PAVÉFASSUNG version
- FEDERHAUS
- Fine adjustment (micro-adjustment)
- Fineness
- Fire opal (coloured gemstone)
- Finissage / Finishing
- Company-owned quality seals (various brands)
- Fleuritest
- Pilot's watch
- Flyback chronograph
- FREQUENCY
- Fumé dial
- GANG
- Gear Accuracy
- Power reserve
- Power reserve indicator
- Blued screws
- Case - glass base
- Housing - cushion case
- Housing centre section
- Housing - Monobloc (single housing)
- Housing - Tonneau (barrel shape)
- Gem
- Gemmology
- Geneva Seal (Poinçon de Genève / Hallmark of Geneva)
- Geneva strip
- GIA
- Glashütte seal
- Glass Plastic glass
- Glass Mineral glass
- Glass Sapphire glass
- Link bracelet
- Glucydur
- GOLD
- Gold - Gold colours
- Gold (various alloys, e.g. red gold, magic gold)
- Graver
- Garnet (coloured gemstone)
- Grand complication
- Grandl jewellery
- ENGRAVING
- Base plate / circuit board
- Guilloché
- Guilloché
- Guilloché
- Haematite (coloured gemstone)
- Manual winding
- Hand guilloché
- Hardness (according to Mohs)
- Heliotrope (coloured gemstone)
- HEMMUNG
- Escapement (lever escapement)
- Heart cut
- High-tech composites (e.g. special plastics)
- Hollow shaft
- Honey gold
- Horn
- Hublonium
- Idar-Oberstein
- Idiochromatic
- IGI
- Incabloc
- Indices
- Integrated wristband
- ISO 14001
- ISO 26000
- Isochronism
- Jade (coloured gemstone)
- Jadeite (coloured gemstone)
- Annual calendar
- Jewels (jewels)
- Calendar Date display
- Calendar Perpetual calendar
- Calendar Annual calendar
- Calendar moon phase
- Calendar Full calendar
- Calibre
- KARAT
- Carmoising
- Box lock
- Rubber
- Ceramics
- Ceramics
- Chain-and-screw lift (Fusée-and-Chain)
- Kew Observatory certificate
- Cushion grinding
- Small second
- Latch spring
- Clamps
- Complication
- King's chain
- Constant force mechanism (remontoir)
- Coral
- Corundum
- Madder
- Prong setting
- Crown
- Plastic
- Kunzite (coloured gemstone)
- Copper
- Laboratory diamond
- Labradorite
- Layer stone
- Bearing stone
- Lapis lazuli (coloured gemstone)
- Liquidmetal
- London Blue Topaz (coloured gemstone)
- Soldering
- Luminescence
- Bezel
- Luster (pearl)
- Mabéperle
- Magic Gold
- Malachite (coloured gemstone)
- Marquise cut
- Mechanical alarm function
- MEMOIRERING
- brass
- METAS (Master Chronometer Certificate)
- Meteorite
- Microrotor
- Milk handle
- Minute repetition
- Mohs hardness
- Moi-et-Toi ring
- Moissanite
- Moldavite (coloured gemstone)
- Moon phase display
- Moonstone
- Monobrand boutique
- Monopusher
- Moss agate (coloured gemstone)
- Morganite (coloured gemstone)
- NATO band
- Navette cut
- NIHS 92-10
- Nivachron
- Olivine (coloured gemstone)
- Onyx
- Opal
- Oval cut
- Oxidation
- Palladium
- Armoured chain
- Parachrome spiral
- Paraiba tourmaline (coloured gemstone)
- Patek Philippe Seal
- Pavé
- Pendulum
- Peridot (coloured gemstone)
- Perlage
- PERLE
- Mother of pearl
- Pforzheim
- Piercing
- Platinum
- Platinum
- Circuit board
- Plating
- Pleochroism
- Poiré
- Polishing
- Prasiolite (coloured gemstone)
- Princess cut
- Hallmark
- Qualité Fleurier
- Quartz (coloured gemstone)
- Gear train
- Rattrapante
- Smoky quartz (coloured gemstone)
- Regulator
- Regulation
- Repetition
- Repetition Sonnerie / Grande Sonnerie
- Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
- Retrograde display
- Revision (plant)
- Rhodium plating
- Ringstacking
- Riviere
- Rodolite (coloured gemstone)
- Rose gold
- Rose quartz (coloured gemstone)
- Rose cut (cuts)
- Rotor
- Rubellite (coloured gemstone)
- Ruby (coloured gemstone)
- Round cut (faceted)
- SA8000
- Sandwich dial
- Sapphire (coloured gemstone)
- Sapphire glass
- Shift wheel chrono
- Ship's chronometer
- Worm grinding
- Gooseneck regulation
- Black opal (coloured gemstone)
- SECONDE FOUDROYANTE
- Signet ring
- SILVER
- Silicon
- Sintering
- Skeletonisation / Skeleton
- Sky Blue Topaz (coloured gemstone)
- Emerald (coloured gemstone)
- SOLITAIRE
- TENSION FITTING
- Ratchet wheel
- Spinel (coloured gemstone)
- Spiral
- Coil spring with Breguet end curve
- Steel
- Stones (Jewels)
- Tuning fork movement
- Shock protection
- South Sea pearl
- South Sea pearl
- Super Titanium
- Freshwater pearl
- Freshwater cultured pearl
- Swiss Better Gold Association (SGBA)
- Swiss Made
- synthetic diamond
- Tachymeter scale
- Day/night display
- Tahitian pearl
- Tanzanite (coloured gemstone)
- Tantalum
- Diver's watch
- Telemetre scale
- Tennis bracelet
- Tiara
- Tide / low tide display
- Tiger's eye (coloured gemstone)
- TITAN
- Titanium
- Topaz (coloured gemstone)
- Twisting
- Torques
- Totaliser
- Tourbillon
- Tourbillon Doppel-Tourbillon / Double Tourbillon
- Tourbillon / Flying Tourbillon (Flying Tourbillon)
- Tourbillon Gyrotourbillon (multi-axis tourbillon)
- Tourbillon Karrusel (carousel)
- Tourbillon Classic tourbillon
- Tourbillon Minute tourbillon / Second tourbillon
- Tourbillon with constant power drive
- Shoots
- Drop cut (Pear)
- Tsavorite (coloured gemstone)
- Turquoise (coloured gemstone)
- Tourmaline (coloured gemstone)
- Submarine steel
- Watch winder
- Balance wheel
- Balance bridge
- Balance spring
- Gilding
- Engagement ring
- Silver plating
- Push-on ring
- Watertightness
- White gold
- World time clock
- Automatic movement
- Work holding ring
- Hand-wound movement
- Quartz movement
- WWF rating for the watch and jewellery industry
- Y-chain
- Tenon
- FITTING
- Pointer
- Pointer axes
- Pointer movement
- Time zones GMT / Second time zone
- Time zones Length of day display / Equation of Time
- Time zones World time
- Zircon (coloured gemstone)
- ZIRKONIA
- Cultured pearl
- Tension spring
- Intermediate wheel / change wheel

