"Geneva waves" in "arabesque" What's that and that?

Yehoshua · Feb 8, 2023

Everyone says the movement is decorated in Geneve waves. And on top of that or along with that or something, you get it in arabesque. Sounds...I don't know. Do you?
I know this is a decoration originally intended to catch dust particles so they should roll further.
What are the origins and meanings these terms?

8100_RPM · Feb 9, 2023

See the Fratello article below.

https://www.fratellowatches.com/how-watches-work-what-are-geneva-stripes/#gref

Yehoshua · Feb 9, 2023

Yehoshua
Everyone says the movement is decorated in Geneve waves. And on top of that or along with that or something, you get it in arabesque. Sounds...I don't know. Do you?
I know this is a decoration originally intended to catch dust particles so they should roll further.
What are the origins and meanings these terms?

Thanks. What's "in arabesque"?

MRC · Feb 9, 2023

Yehoshua
Thanks. What's "in arabesque"?

Seems to be a similar profile to the regular Genève but arranged radially rather than in parallel.

502 to right · Feb 9, 2023

I've never heard them called Geneva waves--I've always heard them referred to as Côtes de Genève.

Foo2rama · Feb 9, 2023

502 to right
I've never heard them called Geneva waves--I've always heard them referred to as Côtes de Genève.

MRC · Feb 9, 2023

502 to right
I've never heard them called Geneva waves--I've always heard them referred to as Côtes de Genève.

There are lots more synonyms: Geneva stripes, Vagues de Genève, Glashütte stripes, damaskeening, Fausses Côtes,
Glashütter Streifen, Bandschliff. (Italy seems content with Côtes de Genève.)

One English translation of côtes is "ribs" which would be the long axis, the "waves" refers to the profile of the narrow axis.

"Geneva waves" in "arabesque" What's that and that?

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