| has gloss | eng: In America, Damaskeening is the term used for watches and in horology to describe a patterns on watch movements. The European terms are Fausses Côtes, Côtes de Genève or Geneva Stripes. These patterns are made from very fine scratches made by rose engine lathe using small disks, polishing wheels or ivory laps. These patterns look similar to the results of a spirograph or Guilloché engraving. Damaskeening was first used in America around 1868-1869 by the U.S. Watch Co of Marrion and later spread to most other American watch manufacturers. |
