Watches

Watches

Of or relating to timepieces worn on the wrist or kept in a convenient place, such as a coat pocket.

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Watches

Gaskets are seals placed on the crown, buttons, case back and crystals to increase the water-resistant abilities of a watch. The gaskets should be checked for deterioration by a professional jeweler ...

guilloche

Timepieces; Watches

The guilloche design features a pattern of ridges that ripple outward from the center of a flat surface; it is also called a sunburst pattern. This texture is common on the dials of fine watches.

horology

Timepieces; Watches

Horology is the history and craft of making watches, clocks and other devices for measuring time.

hour recorder

Timepieces; Watches

The recorder measures and displays, usually in a subdial, a specific period of time. The most common recorders are 12-hour, 60-minute and 30-minute registers.

index markers

Timepieces; Watches

An index, indices for the plural, is a stick-shaped marker that takes the place of a number on a dial.

jump hour

Timepieces; Watches

A jump-hour function displays the hour in an aperture instead of with a hand on the main dial. The number in the aperture window "jumps" to the next hour as the time changes.

kinetic

Timepieces; Watches

In watch terminology, kinetic refers to a watch mechanism or battery that is powered by the natural movements of the wearer's arm. A kinetic watch uses oscillating weights to generate the power that ...