"rehaut" versus "tension ring"

VetPsychWars · Apr 2, 2020

So the thing I've always known as a "tension ring" people call a "rehaut". I looked that up and it's a ring inside the crystal that is large, decorative, and usually has junk engraved or printed on it.

Why do people use it to mean "tension ring", the thing holding the crystal in?

Tom

OMEGuy · Apr 2, 2020

I remember this one:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/tension-ring-please-explain.108353/

aprax · Apr 2, 2020

Rehaut is a french noun formed from the verb rehausser. The latter means to raise, to elevate, to enhance. So the reason the noun is used for the part of the watch framing the dial is self explanatory.

Edit: Maybe I should add that a rehaut may also serve as a tension ring, but not all rehauts are tension rings and vice versa. So it is not a synonym for tension ring.

ExpiredWatchdog · Apr 2, 2020

My understanding is that the rehaut is the part of the case extending from the dial to the crystal. A tension ring is actually inside the rim of a plastic crystal. It may have the same inner diameter as the rehaut and may even appear to be the same surface but it is in fact a separate surface. When you remove a crystal with a tension ring, it becomes obvious.

VetPsychWars · Apr 2, 2020

It most bothers me when people talk about a "rehaut" in a Speedmaster. There is no such thing, it's a tension ring.

Tom

M'Bob · Apr 3, 2020

VetPsychWars
It most bothers me when people talk about a "rehaut" in a Speedmaster. There is no such thing, it's a tension ring.

Tom

Excellent. One less horological myth I will be perpetuating...

simonsays · Apr 3, 2020

VetPsychWars
It most bothers me when people talk about a "rehaut" in a Speedmaster. There is no such thing, it's a tension ring.

Tom

Speedmaster with a Rehaut 😉

aprax · Apr 3, 2020

VetPsychWars
It most bothers me when people talk about a "rehaut" in a Speedmaster. There is no such thing, it's a tension ring.

Why? Because it's black? Whatever is sloped, is framing the dial and is beneath the crystal can be called a rehaut.

VetPsychWars · Apr 3, 2020

aprax
Why? Because it's black? Whatever is sloped, is framing the dial and is beneath the crystal can be called a rehaut.

And this is EXACTLY what drives me nuts. No, it can't. 😁

Tom

VetPsychWars · Apr 3, 2020

simonsays
Speedmaster with a Rehaut 😉

Yes, exactly!

Tom

"rehaut" versus "tension ring"

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