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LOUPE HORLOGER [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optical Instruments
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A loupe, held in the eye socket, that magnifies 6 to 8x; used to monitor the sawing progress.

CONT

Different types of loupes are used for different processes, e.g., a head loupe for rough sorting, a bucket loupe for sawing, a hexagonal loupe for polishing.

Key term(s)
  • sawyer loupe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'optique
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Loupe d'œil utilisée par le tailleur pour suivre le déroulement du sciage.

CONT

La loupe du scieur est maintenue par un collier métallique qui met la lentille à l'abri d'un contact possible avec la scie en mouvement.

OBS

Le choix de la loupe dépend de l'opération à effectuer : loupe frontale pour le tri des diamants bruts, loupe d'horloger pour le sciage, loupe de diamantaire pour la taille.

Spanish

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