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Spiral à la virole

English translation: collet mainspring

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French term or phrase:Spiral à la virole
English translation:collet mainspring
Entered by: alajaponaise

18:30 Apr 6, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Other / Horlogerie
French term or phrase: Spiral à la virole
C'est le nom d'une pièce composante d'une montre chronographe.
Je voudrais connaître le terme en Anglais SVP.

Merci.
alajaponaise
Local time: 12:30
collet mainspring
Explanation:
It's part of a watch or clock

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-04-07 01:29:51 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have said mainspring collet. See:
http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium6316754...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-04-07 02:19:50 GMT)
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Here's another reference where it is called a "colleted hairspring".
This is about as close as you'll get to "spiral à la virole" and this is what I would use:
http://www.ccwatchmaker.com/_disc2/0000049d.htm
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trebla
Canada
Local time: 06:30
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Merci beaucoup!
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Pareil...
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collet mainspring


Explanation:
It's part of a watch or clock

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2009-04-07 01:29:51 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Sorry, I should have said mainspring collet. See:
http://www.timezone.com/library/horologium/horologium6316754...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 hrs (2009-04-07 02:19:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here's another reference where it is called a "colleted hairspring".
This is about as close as you'll get to "spiral à la virole" and this is what I would use:
http://www.ccwatchmaker.com/_disc2/0000049d.htm


trebla
Canada
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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8 mins
Reference: Pareil...

Reference information:
Pas mal de références...
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1605322.html

Juan Jacob
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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