Decorations on Roger Dubuis Caliber RD 02:
Perlage (left), Geneva Stripe (right)
© Roger Dubuis

There are numerous methods of embellishing the movements, such as:

• Geneva stripes
• Glashütte stripes
• Perlage
• Solar grinding (or Sunburst pattern)
• Rhodination
• Côtes circulaires (circular ribs)
• Colimaçonnage (spiral ornamentation)
• Chasing
• Engraving, e.g. in the form of lettering or a figure
• Surface engraving, e.g. on balance cocks
• Potter decoration (old gold patina)

Chronoswiss Orea with enameled dial
© Chronoswiss

Processes more commonly used for dial embellishment:

• Guillochage
• Clous de Paris
• Enameling, see also: Grand Feu

Furthermore:

• Skeletonization

• Hand engraving of a balance cock at A. Lange & Söhne at Munichtime 2018, YouTube, Oct. 28, 2018.