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 +====== Decoration ======
  
 +{{wst>image_l|RD 02|**Decorations** on Roger Dubuis Caliber [[RD 02]]:\\ **Perlage** (left), **Geneva Stripe** (right)\\ © [[Roger Dubuis]]|330px}}
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 +There are numerous methods of embellishing the [[movement]]s, 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 cock]]s
 +  * [[Potter decoration]] (old gold patina)
 +\\
 +{{wst>image_cr|Chronoswiss|Orea|Chronoswiss Orea with **enameled** dial}}
 +
 +Processes more commonly used for dial embellishment:
 +  * [[Guillochage]]
 +  * [[Clous de Paris]]
 +  * [[Enameling]], see also: [[Grand Feu]]
 +
 +Furthermore:
 +  * [[Skeletonization]]
 +
 +===== video =====
 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVtXRmiH1Gk|Hand engraving of a balance cock at A. Lange & Söhne at Munichtime 2018]], YouTube, Oct. 28, 2018.
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 +{{tag>Terms}}
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