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Timepieces

Any item that is either worn or displayed to tell the time.

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tonneau watch

Timepieces; Watches

A watch shaped like a barrel, with two convex sides.

titanium

Timepieces; Watches

A metal that is used for some watch cases and bracelets. Titanium is much stronger and lighter than stainless steel. Titanium is also hypo-allergenic.

telemeter

Timepieces; Watches

A telemeter determines the distance of an object from the observer by measuring how long it takes sound to travel that distance. Like a tachymeter (see "tachymeter"), it consists ...

tank watch

Timepieces; Watches

A rectangular watch designed by Louis Cartier. The bars along the sides of the watch were inspired by the tracks of tanks used in World War 1.

tachymeter

Timepieces; Watches

("tack IM eh ter") A feature found on some chronograph watches, a tachymeter (also called a "tachometer") measures the speed at which the wearer has traveled over a measured ...

sub-dial

Timepieces; Watches

A small dial on a watch face used for any of several purposes, such as keeping track of elapsed minutes or hours on a chronograph or indicating the date.

stopwatch

Timepieces; Watches

A watch with a seconds hand that measures intervals of time. When a stopwatch is incorporated into a standard watch, both the stopwatch function and the timepiece are referred to ...

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