bezel

Watch face frame

A bezel is the grooved ring or rim that holds something in place—the glass of a watch, a gemstone in its setting, or the screen of a phone or monitor.

The word often appears in technical contexts: The diamond sits in a bezel setting.

On watches, a rotating bezel may track elapsed time or time zones.

enclosure

housing

Dwellings or protective covering

  • casingEnclosing cover or frame
  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • rimCircular outer boundary

surround · faceplate · chassis · shell · cover · mount · flange · gasket · seal · lip

display

screen

Display or barrier

  • monitorDisplay or supervisor
  • frameSupporting outer structure
  • edgeBoundary or sharpness

narrow · slim · borderless · infinity · curved · LED · LCD · OLED · panel · surround

gemsetting

prong

Pointed projecting part

gallery · girdle · pavilion · crown · facet · retainer · claw · basket · halo · channel

watchmaking

dial

Graduated circular indicator

lug · pushers · indices · watchface · movement · hands · date window · cyclops · sapphire · gasket

gemology

facet

Plane on cut stone

  • girdleBody-shaping undergarment
  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
  • pavilionOpen recreational structure

table · brilliance · cut · polish · symmetry · depth · diameter · carat · clarity · sparkle

automotive

instrument cluster

Vehicle's dial array

tachometer · console · knob · dial · fascia · cockpit · odometer · fuel gauge · warning light · indicator

Categories
Opposites
component relationship

bezelgemstone

Ornamental cut mineral

gem · stone · crystal · jewel · display

display design

bezelborderless

Without defined limits

edge-to-edge · frameless

structural role

bezelcenter

Middle of anything

interior · core · body · caseback

Phrases
Family

bezels

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G