caseback
Timepiece rear panel
The caseback is the rear cover of a watch, the removable panel that protects the movement inside.
Casebacks may be solid, transparent (to display the mechanism), or engraved with serial numbers and specifications.
Watchmakers remove the caseback for battery replacement or servicing: The jeweler popped off the caseback to inspect the movement.
Text permanently marked
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
calligraphy · initials · signature · commemoration · heraldry · motif · relief · symbols
Public display of items
- transparentAllowing light through
- displayPresentation for viewing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
escapement · decoration · rhodium · gilded · movement · caliber · automatic · mechanical
Fastener joining by clicking
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- transparentAllowing light through
- stainless-steelRust-resistant iron alloy
- titaniumElement twenty-two
solid · display · see-through · removable · pressed · threaded · gasket · o-ring
Ability to repel moisture
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- o-ringToroidal sealing element
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- shieldingProtecting from harm
solid · titanium · stainless-steel · corrosion-resistant · shock-resistant · hermetic
inscription
Text permanently marked
- personalizationTailoring to individual needs
- monogramInterlaced personal initials
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
etching · calligraphy · initials · signature · commemoration · heraldry · motif · relief · symbols · logo
exhibition
Public display of items
- transparentAllowing light through
- displayPresentation for viewing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
rotor · escapement · decoration · rhodium · gilded · movement · caliber · automatic · mechanical · finishing
snap-on
Fastener joining by clicking
- exhibitionPublic display of items
- transparentAllowing light through
- stainless-steelRust-resistant iron alloy
titanium · solid · display · see-through · removable · pressed · threaded · gasket · o-ring · water-resistance
water-resistance
Ability to repel moisture
shielding · solid · titanium · stainless-steel · corrosion-resistant · shock-resistant · hermetic
casebackcrystal
Ordered-atom solid
watch crystal · watch glass · dial · watch face · bezel
case, back, cases, cased, casing, backs, backed, backing, backside