Ability to schedule the watch to alert you with an alarm sound at a pre-set time.

Time is displayed by hands rotating on a marked dial.

The ring that surrounds the watch face. This holds the glass covering or crystal in place. It can be stationary or rotating or have special functions, like indicating minutes on a diving watch.        [..]

A chronometer is a movement that has received a certificate delivered after passing a series of stringent tests under varied temperatures, vertical positions, etc. The most renowned official testing o [..]

A watch that displays the time through numerals, usually using LCD or LED technology, rather than with a dial and hands (analog) display.                   Escapement A device in a mechanical watch th [..]

On the face of the watch, an engraving technique in which a very precise, intricate, repetitive pattern or design is mechanically etched into an underlying material with very fine detail.       Index [..]

On the face of the watch, an engraving technique in which a very precise, intricate, repetitive pattern or design is mechanically etched into an underlying material with very fine detail.       Index [..]

Synthetic rubies or sapphires used as bearings in a watch movement to reduce friction between parts. They also have the capacity to retain lubricants by capillary action, releasing them little by litt [..]

A movement powered by a mainspring and a balance wheel, as opposed to a quartz movement, which requires a battery. Some mechanical movements are automatic (or self-winding), where the mechanical timep [..]

A calendar that automatically adjusts for the varying lengths of months (28, 29, 30 and 31 days) and for leap years.                 Quartz Movement A movement powered by a quartz crystal and battery. [..]