Glashütte Original

I'm always looking to learn more about the innards of these complicated machines. I heard it said that black polishing is one of the most exemplary forms of movement finishing. I am wondering which components are given this treatment in a Glashutte Origin...  

I once spent twenty minutes polishing a piece of metal inside a watch. Doing constant figure 8 loops on a sandpaper block. Note, this was not technically black polish, as it was performed on a sandpaper block rather than on a tin metal block as required t... 

.. subsequently accuse me of working to actively destroy valuable components :p I do get that black polishing of large components take a very long time, I've seen descriptions of balance bridges having been polished for 8 or 12 hours. Hence why I am curio... 

. . . and Our Man in Glashütte. There might be a different terminology used in German watchmaking. Cordially, Art

... I really appreciate it! The terminology I found on the Manufactory section of the website used "Tin Flat Polishing". The copy is below. However they only made references to the swan neck, the regulator, screws, and sound springs. No mention of Column ...  

. . . has replied! "Hi Art, Thank you for your question. Yes, tin polishing is also called “black polishing” and it is typical for traditional watchmaking art with a high approach (but not just used from Glashütte Original). It leads to a perfectly polish...  

... thats quite helpful. Of course I never expected the anglage on the bridges to be black polished. My curiosity was most piqued by that jewel cap on the chronograph bridge. That said I think the response suggests that apart from the swan neck and regula... 

Black polish is very time intensive work and if it is done on any parts it will most certainly be mentioned by the manufacturer in the movement description. If they don't say anything in their sales/marketing material I would assume that it is not black p... 

...are quite perfunctory on their website. For instance the reference to swan necks being black polished is only within that one section within the manufactory section of the site. However, none of the movement descriptions even within the individual cali... 

. . . is that there may be a linguistic aspect to this as well, although one would hope the terminology used in watchmaking would be consistently interpreted across national borders. Art

it was made at night in the Black Forrest. :-)))

We've already had a response from Art's contact in Glashutte but I suppose the specifics can sometimes get lost in passing on a message. As mentioned earlier I had emailed a picture of the movement with the specific parts I was curious about to GO and I r...