Frosting
The matted or rough surface sometimes given to work before gilding or silvering. See Electro Plating, Bronzing and Staining. The gray surface produced on steel work of watches is also known as frosting, though more commonly called graying.
How to true a balance, repair a chipped dial, temper a spring or test a stone — the working bench-book of the American watch trade, arranged A to Z.
The matted or rough surface sometimes given to work before gilding or silvering. See Electro Plating, Bronzing and Staining. The gray surface produced on steel work of watches is also known as frosting, though more commonly called graying.