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Sapphire Crystal
A thin sheet of glass or a transparent synthetic material to protect a watch dial.
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Fly-Back Chronograph
An additional centre seconds hand in a chronograph watch which can remain super-imposed on the other one as it moves.…
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Calibre
A term that indicates a kind of watch movement. Calibres come in many variations.
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Guilloche
A type of engraving on a dial in which thin, often hand machined lines are interwoven in a pattern.
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Case Back
The protective cover at the back of the watch case which can be removed to allow access to the internal…
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Subdial
A small dial used for any of several purposes such as keeping track of elapsed minutes or hours on a…
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Retrograde Hands
The pointer hand on the dial of a watch, whether the main dial or a sub-dial (or register), which returns…
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Digital
Any watch that shows the time in numbers instead of hands on the dial. The numbers appear in LCD (Liquid…
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Brushed Steel
Brushed Steel (or metal) is steel (or metal) that has been abraded (“brushed”), usually with fine grit sandpaper. The brushing…
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Skeleton Watch
Watch in which the case and various parts of the movement are of a transparent material, enabling the main parts…
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Divers Watch
Diver’s watches are designed and manufactured especially for divers whose lives depend on the reliability of their watch in the…
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Complicated Watches
Any function other than the indication of hours, minutes and seconds.
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Automatic Winding
A watch whose mainspring is wound by the movements of the wearer’s arm. (Also known as self winding).
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Main Spring
The ‘engine’ of a mechanical watch-a large flat spring made from a piece of metal or composite.
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