Chaton
![Screwed **chaton** at a movement of\\ [[A. Lange & Söhne]] (click to enlarge!)](/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=d5d82a&media=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uhren-wiki.com%2Fimages%2FChaton.jpg "Screwed **chaton** at a movement of\\ [[A. Lange & Söhne]] (click to enlarge!)")
Screwed chaton at a movement of
A. Lange & Söhne
A chaton is a movement component.
It is a circular piece of metal inserted in a round hole, in which a ruby is inserted. The ruby is used as bearing for the pin (or pivot) of a shaft of a wheel.
The Chaton itself is attached to the plate, the bridge or the cock by pressing or screwing.
Specifically, from A. Lange & Söhne screwed gold chatons are known. Here the chaton is made of gold and is fixed with two or three (blued) screws.