hardened crystal

English translation: hardened watch glass

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English term or phrase:hardened crystal
Selected answer:hardened watch glass
Entered by: Cagdas Karatas

10:33 May 27, 2007
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English term or phrase: hardened crystal
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.
Poj
Local time: 00:25
hardened watch glass
Explanation:
Crystal means "watch glass"

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

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BTW, this site could be of interest to you:

http://www.europastar.com/europastar/watch_tech/watchcrystal...
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Cagdas Karatas
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5 +2hardened watch glass
Cagdas Karatas
4 +1The crystal is the glass covering the dial. In this case it is hardened.
Jack Doughty


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The crystal is the glass covering the dial. In this case it is hardened.


Explanation:
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 ...
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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 ...
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Method of Hardening Glass-Reinforced Plastics,
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:25
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  airmailrpl: -
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hardened watch glass


Explanation:
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...

Cagdas Karatas
Türkiye
Local time: 20:25
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks all of you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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