Watches

Watches

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

Contributors in Watches

Watches

A watch function, apart from the simple indication of time, that involves a supplementary mechanism. Examples of complications include: automatic windin, chronograph, phases of the moon, perpetual ...

Chronosplit

Timepieces; Watches

Launched in 1975, the Chronosplit was the world's first quartz wrist chronograph. It had an LCD/LED display accurate to 1/10th second.

Hand-wound movement

Timepieces; Watches

A mechanical movement in which the mainspring has to be rewound every day using the crown.

Hands

Timepieces; Watches

Watches generally have three hands that indicate hours, minutes and seconds. Depending on the complications of the watch, other hands can indicate a second time zone (GMT) or chronograph functions ...

Fly-back

Timepieces; Watches

A fly-back hand considerably extends the functions of a chronograph, making it possible to read intermediate times, or make two separate timings even if they start together.

Frequency

Timepieces; Watches

The number of times the balance oscillates per second. The frequency is indicated in hertz (Hz). Modern movements running at 28,800 vibrations per hour have a frequency of 4Hz .