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veen  ·  2328 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The winner of the Mechanical Exception Prize at the 2017 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie:

Ah, like that. It's établissage you're looking for. Because of course there's a French word for that.

edit: some more Googling around tells me that its meaning is more about assembly and less about the component manufacturing, but still...





FirebrandRoaring  ·  2328 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Horourgy. I insist.

It's fun making up words with ancient roots.