Keep time and look great with a new wristwatch or pocket watch.
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Quartz Watches |
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Quartz watches, the most commonly used type of watch, offer accuracy and stability. A small piece of quartz oscillates at more than 32,000 vibrations per second to ensure accurate timekeeping.
Benefits include:
- Watches only lose about 10 seconds of time per month.
- Your watch never needs winding. Just change its battery once every two or three years.
- Displays come in analog, digital, and anidigi form.
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Digital watches often have extra features such as depth sensors, Global Positioning System (GPS), altimeters, calculators, phone books, and compasses.
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Mechanical Watches |
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Mechanical watches show off traditional craftsmanship and usually cost a little more than their quartz counterparts because they demonstrate the skill and cost of labor required to build a complex and valuable timepiece.
Mechanical watches depend on a spring (the "mainspring") to provide energy to an oscillator (often a wheel called a "balance wheel") as it unwinds. The wheel oscillates at about 28,000 vibrations per hour, which means your watch can lose several minutes in a given month.
Automatic
A rotor swings in response to motion, winding the mainspring running the watch. Watches often come with a transparent or partially-transparent display so you can see the rotor in action. If you wear an automatic mechanical watch for more than 12 hours per day, your motion will keep the watch mechanism running. You'll need to wind your watch if you don't wear it for a few days.
Manual/Wind
Requires daily winding to tighten the spring.
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Materials |
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Aside from traditional precious metals, manufacturers make watches from a variety of other substances.
- Aluminum : Aluminum is known for being durable and resistant to tarnish, rust, and corrosion.
- Stainless steel :Many manufacturers use stainless steel, a durable metal, for watch cases and bands.
- Carbon fiber : A dark colored (dark grey or black) and tough material used both for watch casing and dials.
- Titanium : A strong, white metal that has benefited from recent trends in sports watches which require sturdier materials. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel, is corrosion resistant and very light. However, unless treated with a protective shield, it can scratch easily.
- Plastic/rubber : Frequently used in sports watches, plastic or rubber is lightweight, sturdy and colorful.
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Common Features |
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When you look at watches, find out if they come with any extra features.
- Calendar : The face of the watch displays the date, day of the week ("day date" watches), and month ("full calendar" watches).
- Chronograph : A stopwatch or meter measures time elapsed. Chronographs can also come in a "split second" format to measure two time segments simultaneously or consecutively.
- Moonphase indicator : Display indicating the phase of the moon through an image on a rotating disk.
- Tourbillon : A small but very costly mechanism within a mechanical watch that helps eliminate potential time errors.
- Water resistance : Resistance ranges from zero to over one thousand meters in depth. Usually described on the dial or back of the case, a watch's water resistance is measured in feet, meters or atmospheres (ATM).
30 meters : splash proof
50 meters : can be worn in the shower
100 meters : can be worn swimming
200 meters : can be worn scuba diving
You may also find the following advanced features:
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Keep It Ticking |
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Daily Care
Make sure your watch lives a long and healthy life.
- Never leave your watch in extreme hot or cold temperatures.
- Do not expose quartz watches to magnets.
Regular Maintenance
Clean your watch regularly to remove sweat, dirt, and oil.
- Wipe the crystal, case, and band with a soft cloth. Leather bands benefit from skin old, but you still want to remove excess dirt.
- Clean metal bands with soap, water, and a soft brush if needed.
Professional Upkeep
Take your mechanical watch to a professional when gears need cleaning and for regular gear maintenance every three to five years.
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