Horological Meandering - Here's a detailed example of how a watch case designer has incorporated shadow, which occurs at the darker lines in the sub-diagram.

Here's a detailed example of how a watch case designer has incorporated shadow, which occurs at the darker lines in the sub-diagram.

The use of 'shadow lines' in watch case design is more critical that I had realised ...

By: kjkt3 : July 17th, 2019-02:15

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What do you mean by that? Reflections? [nt]

By: amanico : July 17th, 2019-02:32

I suppose the reflections on the case that seem to be aligned with the hands? [nt]

By: dedestexhes : July 17th, 2019-05:22

Not sure i understand this [nt]

By: watch-er : July 17th, 2019-07:38

Sorry! By 'shadow lines' I mean the lines that are created between, for example, the crystal, bezel, main body and case back of a watch when there appear to be spaces between them ...

By: kjkt3 : July 17th, 2019-14:40

Architects often use 'shadow lines', which look like narrow trenches, around doors to give visual interest. In many watches, there are 3. Crystal to bezel, bezel to case, case to case back. Commonly, though, there are 4 when there is a crystal case back. ...