Haute Horlogerie — Brevet Fédéral
Swiss Time Expert — Table of Contents
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• 1. Hand-Wound Movement
Open Course ➔
1. Block Diagram of Mechanical Movement
2. Motor Organ: The Mainspring Barrel
3. Spring Attachment, Maltese Cross & Fusee
4. Characteristics of Nivaflex®
5. Transmission: Kinematic Train
6. Gear Ratios & Power Reserve
7. Distribution: The Swiss Lever Escapement
8. Regulation: Balance-Spring & Frequencies
9. Balance Anatomy & Shock Absorbers
10. The Balance Spring & Regulation Methods
11. Display & Motion-Works Mechanism
12. The Crown & Setting-Lever Kinematics
13. Self-Assessment & Interactive Quiz
• 2. The Automatic Watch
Open Course ➔
1. History of Automatic Winding
2. Mechanism Types (Weights)
3. Parts: The Oscillating Weight
4. Reversers: The Kinematic Core
5. Typology and Role of Reversers
6. Reduction Wheel (1/150)
7. Automatic Bridge & Disengagement
8. Safety: The Sliding Bridle
• 3. Electronic & Quartz Clockwork
Open Course ➔
1. History of Electronic Watchmaking
2. Display Architectures (Analog/LCD)
3. Printed Circuit, IC & Quartz
4. Quartz Chronometer & Thermo-Compensation
5. Watch Battery & EOL Alert
6. Lavet Stepper Motor & Gear Train
7. Balancing & Hybrid Systems
• 4. Complications
Open Course ➔
1. Date Indications (Calendars)
2. Astronomical Complications & Complex Calendars
🚧 Chronographs & Striking Mechanisms (In progress)
• 5. Material Families
Open Course ➔
1° Iron Base: Steels, Hardening & Durnico®
2° Copper Alloys: Brass, Nickel Silver, Bronze & Glucydur®
3° Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire), Nickel Base & Silicon
Comparative Table: Vickers Hardness & Densities
• 6. Manufacturing Phases & Technologies
Open Course ➔
1. The Three Main Manufacturing Steps
2. Comparison: Milling, EDM & LiGA
3. Wire EDM, Waterjet & Laser Cutting
4. UV-LiGA Technology & Mimetal™ Process
5. Powder Metallurgy & Sintering (RECONIT®)
6. Ruby Manufacturing (La Pierrette)
7. Haute Horlogerie Finishes & Decorations
8. Silicon Parts Production (DRIE)
• 7. Watch Exterior & Casing
Open Course ➔
🚧 Module under construction (Case, Crystal, Crown)
• 8. History of Time Measurement
Open Course ➔
🚧 Module under construction (Work in Progress)
