CultureAugust 27, 2026

skeletonisation

SKEL-ih-tuh-nih-ZAY-shun

Definition

The watchmaking technique of cutting away excess metal from a timepiece's movement to expose the intricate inner mechanical parts.

Etymology

Derived from the noun skeleton, referring to the bony frame of an organism, which is combined with the suffix -isation to describe the process of stripping away non-essential parts to reveal an internal structure.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe how the Manufacture Calibre 3.1 movement is engineered using transparent sapphire to reveal its internal architecture, enhancing the watch's sense of depth and lightness.

CHANEL’s Watchmaking Creation Studio Presents The Queen And Her Gambit

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