KudoZ home » French to English » Mechanics / Mech Engineering

Berçage dard

English translation: rounding off (of) dart

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

French term or phrase:	Berçage dard
English translation:	rounding off (of) dart
Entered by:	TRANS4CHINA

Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

02:40 Feb 4, 2012

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Horologe

French term or phrase: Berçage dard

c'est un savoir-faire horloger.

TRANS4CHINA KudoZ activity Questions: 282 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 133 China
Local time: 02:50

rounding off (of) dart

Explanation:
Replica watches: Replica Franck Muller watches manual-winding ...
podfdk.blogspot.com/.../replica-franck-muller-watches-manual.html
This work is known as berçage or rounding-off.Always a technical challenge, it consists in filing the tips of the arms with perfect regularity in order to give them a

Watch Repair - Escapements
www.oldandsold.com/articles22/watch-repair-10.shtml
There is no guard pin, but, instead, the upper part of the lever is filed up to form a dart. When these escapements require the dart advancing to make the action

dard = dart or guard pin

http://www.horlogerie-suisse.com/Echappement/Chap2.htm

http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.com/FR/fr/dictionary.html?resolu...
Dard:
Minuscule composant horloger, le dard est placé sous l'ancre. Il protège l'échappement de la montre en cas de choc violent. Le dard du Calibre Jaeger-LeCoultre 101 pèse 0.00017 gramme.

Guard-pin or dart:
This small metal pin is located beneath the lever and serves to protect the watch escapement from violent impacts. The dart of Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 weighs just 0.00017 grams.

http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium6316731...