The great watch encyclopedia
Did you ever ask yourself what exactly a tourbillon or an escapement is?
Especially if you are new to the watch world, technical terms quickly come up that initially raise questions.
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There are innumerable technical terms in the world of luxury watches, such as complication or an escapement. In this article, you will receive explanations from A to Z about all of these terms.
A – Watch terms with A
Alarm
In terms of watchmaking the alarm is actually always the wake-up function. Of course this feature is mostly covered in digital watches but it is also found in some mechanical Watches.
Altimeter
This is an additional feature which allows you to measure altitude meters. It is particularly used by Pilots and Hikers.
Aluminium
Aluminum is a material that is commonly used in wristwatches. This lightweight metal is has a high corrosion resistance. In fact, aluminum forms a natural protective oxide layer when it is exposed to air.
Amplitude
This term can also come up in a mathematical context. It describes the maximum deflection of the balance, while it is measured in degrees. The usual values are between 250 and 300 degrees.
Anchor escapement
The anchor escapement consists of an anchor and a balance wheel. While the balance wheel is moving, the anchor clocks it by stopping and starting in periodic intervals. This whole process allows a precise and regulated time measurement of a clock. The anchor escapement is well known for its reliability. That's why it's often used for mechanical watches.
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Annual Calendar
The annual calendar is a sophisticated complication. It displays the day of the week, date, month such as year. If the movement doesn't stop this sort of calendar has to be adjusted at least every four years because it cannot take lap years into account.
Atomic clock
An atomic clock is a super precise clock that measures time by dint of the vibrations of atoms. Thus, cesium or rubidium is commonly used here. These are known as the most accurate time measurement devices. That's why they are often used in science.
Automatic
An Automatic watch is a watch that is powered automatically. These kinds of watches have a special winding with a rotor that converts the energy from the movement of the arm into the watch mechanism.
B - Watch terms with B
Baguette cut
This is a special cut for gems and diamonds. Baguette cut diamonds have a rectangular, oblong shape. These kinds of diamonds are considered highly exclusive. That's why they are extremely expensive and only used for high-class watches.
Baguette movement
The baguette movement is a super thin movement, which is used in watches with a very slim design. It is mostly used for women's watches such as jewelry watches.
Balance wheel
The balance wheel is the Part of a Watch that in a way measures Time. It consists of a Wheel and a Spring. The Wheel swings from one side to the Other, changing direction with the Spring. With each oscillation the wheel gives the Anchor a push, opening and closing the Geartrain of the Watch though the Escapement, slowly tuning the hands on the Dial with a constant speed.
Bar
It's a unit to measure pressure. In terms of watches, bar is used to describe the deapth to which a watch is watertight. (1 bar corresponds to the pressure of 10 m under water)
Barette
Barrette describes small rectangular elements in watch Movement.
Baseplate
It's the slim, flat circular basepart of the movement. All other components are mounted on it.
Batman
Batman is the nickname for the Rolex GMT-Master II with the black and blue ceramic bezel.
Bezel
The bezel is the ring that is located around the glass on the front of the Watch. This is usually either screwed down or rotatable. It is not uncommon for the bezel to display additional information.
Big Hand
The hand which indicates the minutes.
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Black polish
The black polish is a super demanding technique of Finnisage. It is a special way of polishing which makes the surface look black in a certain light angle. This effect also reminds me of a mirror.
Breguet-overcoil/Breguet spring
The Breguet-overcoil is a special type of spiring for the Balance Wheel. whith its 3 dimentional shape, it contributes a lot to to the accuracy of the movement, which is why, today it has become almost standart.
Bridge
A bridge is a part in the movement that is screwed onto the main body of the movement. the bridge is used to fix one or more gears to the main body.
C – Watch terms with C
Calendar watch
The term calendar watch includes all kinds of watches which provide calendar information.
Caliber
A Caliber is the Mechanical movement of a watch It includes the whole mechanism that powers the watch.
Carat
This is a unit for measuring the weight of a gemstone. When you talk about gold, carat describes the gold content or purity. Pure gold is equivalent to 24 carats. However, this doesn't provide the ideal conditions to make a watch from Gold, because it's way too soft. Accordingly, watches are often made in 18 carat, 14 carat or 8 carat gold.
Case
The case can be described as some kind of socket which holds everything together. It covers the movement while the bracelet is attached on it as well.
Ceramics
Ceramics is known for its hardness and therefor scratch resistance. Thus, it turned out to be an ideal material for watchmaking. This material can be used for many parts of the Watch. Ceramics is popular for the colorful dials but it's als used in other ways. There even exist Watch cases completly made of Ceramic, such as some Hublot watches for example.
Chronograph
The Chronograph is a mechanical Complication that enables a stopwatch function. It allows you stop time with it precisely. That's why it had been used in racing sports in former days. Most Chronographs also come along with a Tachymeter scala, with which you can estimate the average speed over a certain unit.
Chronometer
The Chronometer Certification is a lable that guarantees super high quality and precision standards. This seal is only given to watches that pass a two week test of the COSC.
Chronometerhemmung
The Chronometer escapement had already been invented in the 19th Century. The idea behind it is that the balance wheel can ozilate as freely as possible. Therefore the escapement intervenes barely. That's why it works with low friction and low-maintenance.
Chronos
Chronos is the origin of the term “chrono” which is often used in the world of watches. It comes from ancient Greek and it can be understood like the term “time”. This term is also symbolized by the eternal titan Chronos in the Greek mythology.
Clock
In general a clock is simply an object or mechanism that displays the time.
Co-Axial-Escapement
This is a special sort of an escapement which has been established by Omega. It's actually a mixture of the sturdy and reliable anchor escapement and the chronometer escapement that is low-friction and low-maintenance.
Complication
A Complication is an additional function or feature in a mechanical Movement that has a diffrent purpose than telling the Time. For example a Chronograph, a moonphase or a Tourbillon are some of the most popular Complications.
COSC
The COSC (Contrôle officiel suisse des chronometrès) is the official control agency for the Chronometer Certification.
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Cosmograph
The Cosmograph was established by Rolex. The luxury watch manufacturer called the Daytona that way.
Crown
A crown is some kind of screw which you can find on the side of the case. If you twist it you're able to adjust the time and date. In case of a manual winding you also can wind the watch with the crown.
Cyclope
The cyclope or cyclope crystal is the magnifying glass over the date display in order to enable a better readability. Most Rolex watches come along with this feature while the brand also established this specific term.
D – Watch terms with D
Date display
This is a small complication. Besides the time a watch with a Date Complication also shows the date. However it hat so be set every second month, because the watch does not know which month is 30 and which is 31 days long.
Day-date calendar
The Day-date calendar is a small complication. It displays date and sometimes also the weekday.
Daytona
The Daytona is the legendary Rolex Chronograph. This is one of the most popular watches in general.
Dead-Beat seconds
The Dead-Beat seconds complication makes the secondhand of the watch look like its ticking, even the watch has an automatic movement, which is known for that the hands flow without stopping. This Complications has never gotten very Popular, with only a fiew diffrent Watches such as the Rolex Tru Beat featuring this Complication.
Dial
The dial is the disc which is under the glass of the watch. On the dial there are the indicators from which you can read the time.
Diver watch
Diver watches had initially been developed for driving. These watches are especially water resistant and can stand pressure very well. Regular diver watches can absorb a pressure of at least 20 bar. But there are also special watches, which are able to withstand a pressure of several thousand meters such as theRolex Deepsea Challange.
Drivetrain
The drivetrain includes all kind of gears transmitting forces in the Movement.
Duplex escapement
The Duplex escapement is a special type of escapement. It comes along with a dormant escapement with two rows of offset teeth. The teeth then give the impulse via a finger on the balance shaft, afterwards, the balance receives an impulse every second half oscillation.
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E – Watch terms with E
Èbauche
The Èbauche is the raw movement of a watch. It includes everything but escapement and the mainspring.
Electric clock
An electronic clock is any kind of clock whose control functions run fully electrically.
Electroplating
Electroplating is a refinement of individual parts that is used on cheaper watches. the parts are first placed in an acid bath and the resulting microscopic holes are filled with a more noble metal.
Engraving
This is a extra decoration which is engraved in to the surface of a Watch part. Mostly this is done by hand and is very expensive.
Escapement
The Escapement is the heart of the movement. It consists of Anchor wheel and Anchor and clocks the frequency of the balance wheel. The escarpment regulates the energy from the driving train, so that it is released in uniform intervals on the balance wheel.
ETA
ETA produces raw movements and supplies large parts of the Swiss luxury watch industry with them.
F – Watch terms with F
Fine adjustment
It's a part on top of the Balance Wheel that allows the adjust the speed of the movement while it's running. This is acheved by changing the pre-tension on the Balance Spring. This is the most common way of tuning the movement, however a freesprun balance regulator is more precise than the regular fine adjustment.
Finissage
The Finissage it's a special, exclusive way of refining the surfaces of a watch Movement, by adding different Textures. It's mostly an optical improvement but also a technical improvement in some cases. It's an essential part of Haute Horlogerie.
Flyback-function
This special function may seem self-evident. In fact its invention was revolutionary and very demanding. It allows you to reset a chronograph while it's running without using the start-stop button before.
Foudroyant
With this complication, you have a minute hand that rotates around its own axis every second. That allows you to perceive even fractions of a second.
Frequency
In a mechanical movement the Frequency describes the amount of oscillations the walance wheel does in one second. In most cases its measured in Hertz. In a normal Movement the balance wheel does 6 oscillations which is considered 3 Hz. However with luxury watches 4 Hz architecture is today's standart, with some High-Beat movements even running with 5hz or 10 Oscilations per Second.
Freesprung Balance Regulator
With a freesprung balance regulator, the speed of the balance is regulated by small weights on the balance itself, that can be turned in or out changing the moment of inertia of the balance wheel. This is more accurate than the "normal" fine adjustment, as the spring of the balance wheel does not need to be pre-tensioned.
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G – Watch terms with G
Gear
Gears are an essential part of a movement. Such a sophisticated mechanism like a clock movement would be unthinkable without it. It's basically just a wheel with teeth. But it's super important for motion transmission in the movement.
Geneva Seal
The Geneva Seal is a special quality seal. The Geneva Seal is defined by special specific, super high quality standards, which have to be fulfilled. When the watch meets these standards, it's allowed to have the Geneva seal on its bridge or plate.
Geneva Stripes/Glashütter Stripes
These are special ways of finishing, also called Finnisage. The Baseplate of the Movement is decorated with these stripes, which give the movement an individual look. By the way if these stipes come from a manufacturer in Geneva they are called Geneva stripes, and of course for manufacturers from Glashütte in Germany, they are called Glashütter stripes.
Gilding
This is a method where they apply a thin gold layer over another material, creating a cheap part that looks as if its made from Gold.
Glass bottom/Saphire caseback
The Glass bottom is a transparent caseback, usually made of saphire, which allows you to view the back of the movement.
Glashütte
Glashütte is the German epicenter for luxury watches. The small town is located in Saxony and is popular for its history and tradition. It is the home of famous brand like A. Lange & Söhne such as Glashütte Original.
GMT
GMT is short for „Greenwich Mean Time“. This is the time of the prime meridian while its also considered as universal time. If you have a watch with GMT function you can read two timezones at once. With most GMT Watches you have a additional 24h scale on the dial with another hand that shows the Second time zone.
Gold
Gold is a fine and precious metal, which is often used for luxury watches. There are yellow, white, and rose gold alloys. All of them are made from different components in combination with silver orcopper, for example.
Grande Complication
A Grande Complication (french) is a watch with a super sophisticated movement that combines multiple great complications like a perpetual calendar and a chronograph.
Guilloche
It's a special way of decorating the dial. Firstly, it's smoothed and then given a new pattern.
H – Watch terms with H
Hand
It's the component which rotates around its own axe and shows either the hour, minute or second. The hour hand is usually a bit thicker and shorter, while the minute hand is a bit longer and slimmer. The second hand is even slimmer or in some cases, like in a chronograph, even has a small sub-dial.
Hand-wound/Manual Winding
A hand-wound movement is a mechanical movement that must be manually wound through the crown every 48 or 72 hours to ensure that the movement does not stop. An automatic movement, on the other hand, has an additional rotor that winds the movement.
Haute Horlogerie
Haute Horlogerie is a special class for selected high-end watch brands. The Haute Horlogerie is defined by factors such as exquisite craftsmanship, the finishing, the history and transition of the brand.
Helium valve
This valve is an essential part for professional diving watches. While saturation diving, a watch is exposed to pressurized Helium. Since Helium has such small molecules, it can enter the Watch creating a pressure inside the Watch that is higher than atmospheric pressure. When returning back to the Surface after a longer saturation dive, it can happen that the Watch explodes due to the Pressure Differences. The Helium Valve was invented to prevent this from happening, by releasing the Helium that is on the inside of the Watch.
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Hesalite glass
Its glass made of plastic. The biggest advantage with which it comes along with is that it does not shatters when it breaks. But it is susceptible to scratches. Due to its low density it not not often used for Watches annymore exept for one special Watch. The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch is probably the only watch that is still available with a hesalite crystal.
Horlogerie
Horlogerie is the French term for watchmaking.
I – Watch terms with I
Independent Seconds
It's a feature that makes the second hand jumping instead of flowing. Most quartz watches come along with this phenomenon, but there are also mechanical ones.
Index
An Index is just a display of Information, like for example the hour indexes on the dial. In most, these Indexes appear in the form of numbers or thin strokes. But it can also exist in an abstract, artsy way.
Indication
The Indication includes any instruments that are reliable for displaying the time like sub dials or additional hands.
In-House
In-House means that the manufacturer produces everything on his own. This is especially important for the calibers, because a In House caliber is always considered to be better, both in terms of Quality as well as when it comes to the Investment capabilities.
J – Watch terms with J
Jumping hour
This is a special way of hour displaying. In this case, the hour hand is jumping every hour that passes instead of floating slowly.
K – Watch terms with K
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L – Watch terms with L
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Luminous material
This is a special Material with which the indicators of a watch are coated, so that you can read the watch even in the dark or in poor lighting conditions. Superluminova is now used as a luminescent material, but in the past radioactive tritium and radium were used.
Lug
This is the part of the watch that combines the case with the bracelet. The Lug also hold the spring bar on which the bracelet is adjusted. The Lug to Lug measurement is also something that you will hear when choosing the right size of a watch.
M – Watch terms with M
Magnetism
Magnetic field can have a huge impact on mechanical watches. Because magnetic radiation can bring a movement out of its regular Rythm. Basically, you are safe if you always keep your watch away from magnetic field. But there are also antimagnetic watches that can resist against magnetism.
Mineral glass
Mineral glass is tempered glass, which was used mostly before sapphire glass was developed.
Minute repeater
This is an acoustic complication, which makes it possible to show hours, minutes and quarter hours by dint of certain sounds. It is a very sophisticated technique and highly respected in Horlogerie.
Minute track
The minute track is the part of the dial that visuals the Minute in smaller sections. In some cases, it exists in the form of filigree stroked at the edge of the dial.
Month display
The month display is the display of the current month. It's mostly included in greater complications like the perpetual calendar.
Moon phase
This complication shows the current moon phase. It is often found on watches with an astrological background. When it's set correctly, it gives information about whether the moon is full or new.
Movement
As a rule, the term "movement" always refers to the watch movement, most of the time a mechanical movement is meant.
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N – Watch terms with N
Nautical watch
There are special watches which are used in a nautical context. There are example ship chronometers which are used for hydrography and navigation. These turned out to be very useful for estimating sea lengths and correcting nautical charts.
Nickel
Nickel is often used for the production of rust free materials. For Example Stainless steel a Material many watches are made from.
O – Watch terms with O
Oil
Of course, oil is an essential lubricant for the movements of watches. Oil minimizes the friction within the watch, to guarantee the lowest possible energy loss, optimizing not only the service life but also the accuracy of the Watch.
Onion crown
It's a special design of a crown, that reminds of an onion.
Oscillation
Oscillation describes the rotation of a balance wheel making to half turns, changing directions twice per Oscillation. This rotation has a special frequency, which is decisive for the accuracy of the watch.
Oyster
Oyster is a term that belongs to Rolex. The first waterproof wristwatch was called Oyster by Rolex. That was the beginning of today's very popular “Oyster Perpetual” Series. Furthermore, Rolex has its own stainless steel alloy, which is called Oyster steel.
P – Watch terms with P
Patina
This is an artificial or natural discoloration. In fact, it's not a lack in terms of optics. In most cases, a patina is even desired. This can increase the value, especially for vintage watches, rapidly.
Pepsi
It's the nickname of the Rolex GMT-Master II with the blue-red bezel.
Perlage
It's an especially lavish cut. It is also known as circular-grained finish. Furthermore, it can be found on the bride or plate in most cases. It looks reminds of clouds or gaffer’s eyes.
Perpetual calendar
A Perpetual calendar is a calendar that always shows the correct date, month and year. This sophisticated feature even can recognize leap years. Most perpetual calendar have to be adjusted every hundred years. But there are even models that don't need to be adjusted at all.
Pilot watch
The pilot watch was initially developed exclusively for pilots. Its main feature is the high functionality it comes along with. In most cases, it is equipped with additional information that make calculations during the flight much easier. Most pilot watches have chronographs or navigators, such as the most popular Pilot Watch among them all, the Breitling Navitimer
Pivot/bearing shaft
It's a fundamental part of a caliber. They minimize the friction. But their most important function is that they hold balance in the balance bearing. The pivots belong to the most sensitive parts of a movement and must be protected by shock protection.
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Platinum
Platinum is a super rare and highly precious metal, which is also used for watchmaking. It's nearly 60 times rarer than gold and purer, denser and more stable. That's also why it's super corrosion resistant, but also harder to work on. Platinum is mostly used for expensive, prestigious models.
Pocket watch
A Pocket watch is a watch, which you keep in your pocket. Most pocket watches come along with a chain that is adjusted on the clothes. These kinds of watches have a long history. Somehow, it is outdated nowadays, because most people enjoy wearing wristwatches.
Polishing
It's a procedure in with the surface of a watch is treated specially, so that scratches are removed and in order to achieve whiny surfaces again. The polish just improves the appearance of a watch.
Power reserve
The power reserved is a display that shows you how much energy a movement still have. Mostly watches with hand winding are equipped with this feature.
Pulsometer
It's an additional function that allows you to measure the pulse. You just activate the Chronograph and after 15 heartbeats you can estimate the pulse with a Scala.
Push buttons/Pushers
These are the buttons with which you start or stop a chronograph. In most cases, they are next to the crown on the side of the watch.
PVD coating
It's a special coating made by vaporizing a Material on to a Surface. So that the material acquires a metallic coating. This layer can create a black look. The same scenario also works with a PVD gilding by using gold particles.
Q – Watch terms with Q
Quartz crisis
The Quartz crisis was a economic crisis in the 1970s, which made the luxury watch industry struggle very hard. In these days, the new quartz technology captured the market. It initially displaced mechanical watches to an extent, as it was more accurate and cheaper. However, the traditional brands were able to overcome the crisis.
Quartz movement
A quartz movement is an electronic movement. The biggest difference is that this kind of movement is powered electrically and clocked by a quartz crystal.
R – Watch terms with R
Rattrapante
A Rattrapante is also known as double chronograph. This complication provides additional chronograph functions, which make it possible two measure two different intervals at the same time.
Reference
A reference is the specific model Number. Thanks to it, you can identify every Watch-Model on the Market.
Regatta-Chronograph
The regatta chronograph is a complication that provides a countdown function at the beginning of a regatta.
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Regulation
The Regulation is also known as adjustment and describes the process of adjusting the accuracy of a caliber. The watchmaker regulates the length of the spring of the balance wheel, such as the position of the escapement gear. Thanks to this process, the accuracy of a watch can be guaranteed.
Rehaut
The vertical rehaut area is located between the edge of the dial and the bezel, or the inside of the Saphire crystal. Sometimes there are engravings or decorations in this area, which guarantee the authenticity of the watch, just like the rehaut engraving from Rolex that was established in 2008.
Retrograde
This is some kind of display where the hand doesn't flow circular and uninterrupted. Instead, it moves in an arc-like manner. It is also understood when a clock runs counterclockwise.
Revision
A revision describes the process of the complete serviceing of a watch. Thus, all components are taken apart, cleaned, maintained or renewed. In that way, you can guarantee the longevity of a watch.
Rhodium plating
Here, the surface is applied with a thin layer of rhodium. While it creates an elegant bluish luster effect, it also provides additional protection.
Rolesor
Rolesor is a neologism from Rolex. It describes the combination of gold lavish and oyster steel.
Rotor
The rotor mobile and continuously moving. It's the component which is responsible for the energy responsible. Thus, there is a certain torque due to inertia of the rotor and gravity.
Ruby/Gems
In this context, we talk about small jewels, mostly synthetic saphires or rubies. They have the function to act as a low friction bearing. Mechanical watches have about 18 such jewels on average. While the amount of the used stones is proportional to the complexity of the movement.
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S – Watch terms with S
Sapphire glass
Sapphire glass is the hardest, most shatterproof and scratch-resistant watch glass. It's made of a synthetic sapphire and guarantees the best readability. Meanwhile, it is used almost in every watch.
Selfwinding
Selfwinding is a synonym for the Automatic winding of a mechanical watch, if it is worn and therefor moved around.
Service
If you give your watch into service, a complete or at least an optical makeover is usually done. We have already discussed how often you should bring your watch in for Service in the Article "How often a Rolex Watch schould be serviced"
Single hand watch
The singe hand watch is a watch that just have an hour hand.
Skeleton watch
In a Skeletonized Watch the whole or at least a part of the dial is missing. Additionally, the movement is designed so that the mechanical components are visible.
Small second
The small second is an extra display of the second’s on a sub dial.
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Sunburst Dial
This is a special finishing technology. The dial is provided with stripes that go from the middle to the outside of the dial, which remind of sunbeams.
Sonnerie
The Sonnerie belongs to watches with a self-winding movement. You distinguish between petite Sonnerie, when the clock strikes every hour, and Grande Sonnerie, when it even strikes every quarter-hour.
Spring
A spring is basically a strip of metal that is twisted and thus stores energy. In the watchmaking context, a spring is the basis for a precise watch, and its manufacture is one of the supreme disciplines.
Shock protection
This is a device which allows the bearing to be elastically supported. This protects in particular the pivots and the balance and ensures a higher precision.
Shaft
A shaft is always understood as a cylinder that is inserted through the center of a wheel.
Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel is a durable and rust resistant material. It's the most used material for wristwatches.
Superlative Chronometer
The Superlative Chronometer is the own certification from Rolex. The superlative Chronometer certification has even stricter requirements than the normal one.
Swiss Made
Swiss Made is a Swiss goodness seal, which is supposed to guarantee the quality of a wristwatch. Watches that have this seal have to be produced in Switzerland, while at least half of the amount of all individual parts have to be from Switzerland.
T – Watch terms with T
Tachymeter
A tachymeter scale is an additional scale which you can estimate average velocity over a certain route section.
Telemeter
This scale can be used to estimate traveled distances. In most cases, it's located on the bezel.
Three hand Watch
The most common form of a watch. It shows hours, minutes, and seconds.
Thorn buckle
A special sort of buckle, which is used for leather bracelets. It consists of a shackle and a thorn. This thorn is put into the tiny wholes in the bracelet.
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Tiffany
Tiffany & Co is a well known Jeweler. The special thing about is, is the signature turquoise color. This makes the blue town is also called “Tiffany blue”. Watches with this color enjoy massive popularity in the watch world, as proven by the insane Price increase of some Models. SO it is no wonder that the Tiffany Blue Datejust, is one of the best investment watches from Rolex ever.
Titanium
Titanium is an extremely light weighted but still robust material. Additionally, it is also hypoallergenic and corrosion resistant, making this alloy perfect for watches that have marine purposes.
Totalisator
A totalisator is a sub dial, that shows additional information. You can find them on the dial, just like the small circles at chronographs.
Tourbillon
A Tourbillon is some kind of cage, in which the balance wheel is installed. That's how the gravity effect is outsourced that leads to an improvement in terms of the accuracy. This complication had initially been invented for pocket watches. A Tourbillion doesn't have a significant effect on the accuracy, because they are in movement all the time anyways. But a tourbillion is still considered as one of the most beautiful complications and super popular.
Triple Date
It's a calendar that visualizes three date components (date, weekday and month).
U - Watch terms with U
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V - Watch terms with V
Valjoux
Valjoux is a Swiss producer of calibers. The manufacture is particularly notorious for its chronograph movements.
W – Watch terms with W
Watch glass
The watch glass is always the glass that's on top of the dial and set into the bezel.
Watch movement
A watch movement is the place where the magic happens. It includes the entire mechanism of how the watch works.
Watch winder
A watch winder is an engine in which you can put your watch. The winder keeps the watch in movement all the time. This has the advantage that you didn't need to wind wear adjust your watch when you didn't wear it for a time.
Water resistance
The water resistance of a watch refers to its ability to absorb water. There are watches which are in water-resistant at all. On the other side there are also watches that can resist depth from over 10,000 m In general sports watches come along with a better residency than elegant dress watches.
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Winding mechanism
The winding mechanism is the sort of mechanism by which the watch can charged with energy. This is eather done though a crown in a manual winding movement or though a rotor in an AUtomatic Movement.
World-time watch
A world time clock is a special watch that makes it possible to display several or all time zones at once.
Wristwatch
A wristwatch is a watch that is worn on the wrist with a bracelet. In the early years of watchmaking the Wristwatch was not popular at all, it was only in the late 19th century that Wristwatches became more popular than Poket Watches.
X – Watch terms with X
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Y – Watch terms with Y
Yacht-Master
The Yacht-Master is a special model from Rolex. There is the normal Yacht-Master is a solid sports watch with a rotating bezel. And there is also the Yacht-Master II with 44mm diameter and a regatta chronograph.
Z – Watch terms with Z
Zero setting/Reset
Zero setting occurs when the chronograph is reset to its initial position.
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