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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Measurement conversion

Timepieces; Watches

A feature, usually consisting of a graduated scale on the watch's bezel, that lets the wearer translate one type of measurement into another-miles into kilometers, for instance, or pounds into ...

Luminous dials first appeared during the Great War when soldiers needed to tell the time in the dark. Early forms used Zinc Sulphide compound agitated by a radioactive salt. It was painted on hands ...

Lugs

Timepieces; Watches

Projections on a watch face to which the watch band or bracelet is attached

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 of a stopwatch, or ...