Watches

thumb|A modern wristwatch featuring solar charging and Bluetooth capabilities thumb|A 1983 Casio watch with touchscreen A watch is a timepiece carried or worn by a person. It is designed to maintain a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities. A wristwatch is worn around the wrist, attached by a watch strap or another type of bracelet, including metal bands or leather straps. A pocket watch is carried in a pocket, often attached to a chain. A stopwatch is a type of watch that measures intervals of time.

timepiece designed to be carried in the user's pocket

high-precision time piece

mechanism that transforms continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion

thumb|right|An Omega Speedmaster Professional, which is commonly regarded as one of the most iconic chronographs ever produced thumb|right|Gallet & Co.|Gallet MultiChron Astronomic () — Complex mechanical chronograph with 12-hour recording capabilities, automatic day, date, month, and moon phase display thumb|Tianjin Seagull|Tianjin Sea-Gull ST1901 chronograph movement (based on the Swiss Venus 175)

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type of watch which uses a clockwork mechanism to measure the passage of time

type of clock which self-synchronizes its time using dedicated radio transmitters

watch designed for underwater diving

A tachymeter scale is a scale sometimes inscribed around the rim of an analog watch

economic upheavals caused by the advent of quartz watches in the 1970s and early 1980s

"Swiss Made" denotes products manufactured in Switzerland, adhering to strict quality, technical standards, and Swiss regulations. A mark of origin, it symbolizes precision, innovation, and reliability, associated with high-quality goods

Mechanical timekeeping device that is driven by a spring that winds by motion of the wearer

horology term; special feature in a mechanical clock

Wristwatch with a built-in calculator

shop which sells jewelry

bracelet that straps a watch to the wrist

type of watch that came into use by the military during World War I, as pocket watches were not practical in combat; it was a transitional design between pocket watches and wrist watches, incorporating features of both

thumb|A case for a pocket watch, 1870. The outer clamshell protects the watch. The inner layer contains a glass window. The ring is for the attachment of a chain.

Spring to protect bearings in watches

Mechanical watch with moving parts visible

aspect of history

watch for the visually impaired

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quality seal for watches made in Geneva

machine that acoustically measures the ticks of a mechanical watch

common mark stamped on the back of watches

Pre-quartz watches powered electronically

thumb|right|Citizen Holdings|Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive AP0440-14F Diver's 200 m manufactured in 2000. The 7878 caliber Eco-Drive movement used in this watch can run for up to 180 days on its secondary power cell. Four solar cell segments are just visible under the dial. thumb|right|Citizen Holdings|Citizen Attesa Eco-Drive ATV53-3023 analog-digital [[chronograph with 4 area Radio Controlled reception (North America, Europe, China, Japan). Manufactured in 2010.]] thumb|Citizen Eco-Drive METAL AW1365-19P featuring a light-absorbing "solar ring" instead of solar cell panels, allowing opaque me

inexpensive, less accurate version of the lever escapement

watch inserted into a coin or medal

watch whose display is not digital but rather analog with a traditional clock face

watch designed to maintain accuracy in situations where magnetic fluctuations can be expected

thumb|right|Contrôle officiel suisse des Chronomètres The Contrôle officiel suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, is the institute responsible for certifying the accuracy and precision of Swiss watches.

maker of watch movements

line of watches by Grand Seiko

type of watch movement with analog display, wherein the energy for a quartz movement is gained by other sources than the conventional battery, typically from the wearer's movements

Jewellery collection owned and worn by Princess Diana