Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hardened crystal

English answer:

hardened watch glass

Added to glossary by Cagdas Karatas
May 27, 2007 10:33
16 yrs ago
English term

hardened crystal

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what is "hardened crystal", while talking about watch?

context:
It has a durable synthetic leather strap, digital face, hardened crystal, and is water-resistant to 100 meters.
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May 29, 2007 17:51: Cagdas Karatas Created KOG entry

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hardened watch glass

Crystal means "watch glass"

The exact description is "watch glass hardened by cooling, drying or crystallisation."

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-05-27 12:25:58 GMT)
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BTW, this site could be of interest to you:

http://www.europastar.com/europastar/watch_tech/watchcrystal...
Peer comment(s):

agree airmailrpl : glass, plastic, or synthetic sapphire
19 mins
thank you
neutral Harry Borsje : Where is the cooling/drying etc. coming from? @airmailrpl: If it's hardened. it's glass and not plastic or sapphire.
38 mins
I just wanted to add an explanation as to how materials are hardened
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐
18 hrs
thanks erich
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The crystal is the glass covering the dial. In this case it is hardened.

Crystal
Cover made of glass, plastic, or synthetic sapphire, fitted with a bezel.
Mineral glass
A hardened watch glass (or crystal) that is scratch resistant.http://www.fhinds.co.uk/Watches\Watch_Terminology.html

Glass can be hardened (or toughened, which is the term used in the case of car windows) by various processes involving heat.

Hardening glass in molten metals
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The results of our investigations given below with a new method of hardening glass in molten fusible. metals developed in the chemical-technology department ...
www.springerlink.com/index/R56N326437L5LP10.pdf - Similar pages
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Hardening glass insulators
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Thus, a technology was developed and equipment designed for hardening glass parts for insulators PS-4.5,. ensuring the appropriate factors for these ...
www.springerlink.com/index/JXX101881X6K1K86.pdf - Similar pages
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(WO/1996/028382) SILICATE BUILDERS OBTAINED BY TEMPER-HARDENING ...
Title:, (EN) SILICATE BUILDERS OBTAINED BY TEMPER-HARDENING GLASS PIECES (FR) ADJUVANTS AU SILICATE OBTENUS PAR TREMPE DE VERRE EN MORCEAUX. Abstract: ...
www.wipo.org/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=1996028382 - 37k - Cached - Similar pages
Method of Hardening Glass-Reinforced Plastics,
This invention is a method of hot hardening glass-reinforced plastics with any dimensions and for any purpose. We know of a method of hot hardening ...
stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA190373
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agree airmailrpl : -
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