chapter ring

noun

1. a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.

Example Sentences

The caliber’s double clutch is visible on the dial, as well as the date chapter ring.

From Forbes

The lines of Mary Howitt's, quoted at the beginning of this chapter, ring to me so true; there is in them no mock sentiment, it is the real thing,—"the garden thicket's shade," little "cubby houses" under the close-growing stems of Lilac and Syringa, with an old thick shawl outspread on the damp earth for a carpet.

From Project Gutenberg

The multiple chapter ring, with its many inscriptions, is engraved and silvered in a relatively crude manner, presumably by Bertolla himself.

From Project Gutenberg

The gilt brass dial is decorated with silver-foliated scrollwork in relief at the corners, inside the chapter ring, and within the broken arch.

From Project Gutenberg

The chapter ring, which is soldered to the dial plate, is marked for the minutes on the outer rim and for the four quarters inside it.

From Project Gutenberg