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FirebrandRoaring · 2572 days ago · link · · parent · post: The winner of the Mechanical Exception Prize at the 2017 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie:
I was going for the craft of watchmaking, specifically — in the same way that blacksmithing is the crafting derivative of metallurgy.
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...
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FirebrandRoaring · 2572 days ago · link ·
Horourgy. I insist. It's fun making up words with ancient roots.