The pointing device anchored at the center and circling around the dial indicating hours, minutes, seconds and any other special features of the watch.
Some examples of dfferent hands are:
Alpha Hands: A slightly tapered hand.
Baton Hands: A narrow hand sometimes refered to as a stick hand.
Dauphine Hand: A wide, tapered hand with a facet st the center running the length of the hand.
Luminous Hand: Hands made of skeleton form with the opening filled by a luminous material.
Skeleton Hand: Cut-out hands showing only the frame.
Used as a protective shield for spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere, high tech ceramic is polished with diamond dust to create a highly polished finish. Because the ceramic can be injection molded, pieces can be contoured. It has a very smooth surface, usually found in black, but can be produced in a spectrum of colours.
The science of time measurement, including the art of designing and constructing timepieces.
