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Dials inspector

A professional who examines clock and watch dials for surface and mechanical defects, using loupe, gauges, and pick. Responsibilities include:

  • Examines dials for surface defects, such as scratches, finger marks, double lines in printing of numerals, and defective lacquer coating, using loupe.
  • Turns movement, dial side down, to determine if watch hands slip.
  • Inspects hands to determine if they are aligned with numerals, are specified distances apart, and that they do not touch dial or crystal, using gauges.
  • Moves second hand to ascertain if hand slips on arbor, using pick.
  • Inspects dials for centering of centre and second holes, using gauges.
  • May bake dials in oven for specified time to harden lacquer coating.
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