Many of my friends have heard that you can determine the grade of a movement by grinding it. But many of my friends don't quite understand what this movement grinds. In fact, for the general function of high-grade watches and entry-level watches, the main difference is how big the movement decorative polishing gap in each part. Today, the small flower dog make-up and everyone to talk about polishing this thing movement.

There are actually two kinds of polishing of watch movements. The first kind of polishing is functional, and this kind of polishing is just needed. Because if the parts are not polished, their surfaces will have burrs, and the watch will not function properly. Therefore,TUDOR Royal M28500-0006 the purpose of this kind of polishing is to reduce the friction between parts and keep the movement running stably and reliably, so as to improve the precision and service life.

The second kind of polishing itself is for beautification, in order to control the movement more development has a certain ornamental. Simply put, we are polishing the steel like water, so a gentle not so beautiful. Rarely, watchmakers hand these movement parts can be obtained through some special grinding technology of decorative grain "beauty", so that between their respective light, the movement will be elevated to the level of works of art. At present, our common decorative polishing there are four kinds, Geneva stripes polishing, pearl polishing, pearl polishing, mirror polishing, the following is simple and you mainly introduced.

First is the Geneva pattern polishing. This seemingly simple pattern contains a wealth of knowledge. In order to create a three-dimensional effect on flat plywood, the polish needs to be fine. The narrower the ripples in the lake, the higher the water level.

The second, pearl polishing, is the most common polish in the industry. Usually found on the mainplate of the movement, the shape is a stack of small circles that look like fish scales, also called fish scale polishing. When hand-polished, TUDOR Black Bay Chrono M79360N-0002 each row of points must be perfectly parallel. Also, the higher the density of the fish scales, the finer and more advanced they are. Fish scales arranged in layers have a repetitive and soft beauty.

Thirdly, chamfer grinding, which is arguably one of the most complex decorative processes, is not only time-consuming, but also requires exquisite skills. Generic boxwood strips trim the sides of parts at a 45-degree angle, cutting and polishing the edges between the surface and sides of certain moving parts. Look at this sharp angle inside the picture, it is purely hand polished, machines can't make sharp angles.

Fourth, is the highest level of black polishing (mirror polishing). After polishing, the surface appears all black at an angle. Hold the part in your hand, dip it in abrasive paste, and rub it constantly on the abrasive disk, and finally the surface is brighter than a mirror, which is usually only used for steel parts. Many tourbillon mounts are polished this way, exquisitely and luxuriously.

Reading this requires many people to assume that luxury brand watches are expensive because they are made by hand, equating craftsmanship with high-end luxury. But is this really the case? In fact, the market a large number of handmade work done by the shoddy garbage, in being used as a sentiment sold at high prices to the big head of fish do not know the depth of the water. I remember a traditional craftsmen's association said that handmade crafts are actually as a kind of economic backwardness. Then why do top watch parts still need to be polished by hand? Because our country's current machine learning is not perfect enough intelligent, parts are too small and different forms, the machine can not catch, and the strength of grinding can not be used to randomize. But the enterprise if there is no machine with enough understanding of intelligence, the machine to create parts will be more than the manual management of the pursuit of perfection,TUDOR Royal M28503-0008 in fact, is also our teachers can be studied and found that technology continues to progress to replace many are manual activities part, manual is an auxiliary means of teaching, is not the main purpose. What we college students consume is that delicate and exquisite results.

In fact, the beauty of this sport is that it can take the most common steel and gold and make it as crystal clear as diamond jewelry. It looks particularly pleasing to the eye and delights the boss. Even though many of these parts are invisible to the action, the fact is that this mentality is like a kind of precipitation, even if you don't know (and don't want to know) , your own heart knows that it is very satisfying.