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Introduction
Just bought your first watch and you want to know how all of the components were designed and assembled by the professional. Then you have to stumble upon the right page. A Swiss timepiece is created using a technical mastery in understanding the anatomy of luxury watches.
Watches are mechanically complex machines that have packing batteries fit within to be worn on one’s wrist easily. Now that you have invested in a luxury watch, having a bit of knowledge regarding how it functions can boost up your confidence level in a public space.
Let us break down the structure for you by using a diagram so that you can familiarize yourself with the names of basic parts
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The Basics of a Watch
1. STRAP
A strap on the watch secures it to your wrist. There are two straps on a watch one attached on the 6 o’clock side and the other is on the 12 o’clock side. The material of the strap can vary from metal, leather and rubber depending upon how expensive your watch is.
A leather strap can be made of exotic animals and reptiles like crocodiles, snakes, and alligators. If you have a mental strap, then it will be called a bracelet and it can be made of nylon or satin straps. As for the rubber straps they are mostly created for driving and sports to be water-resistant.
Straps are easily interchangeable so you can get it fit according to your wrist size. Length of straps can be adjusted through the holes but in case it needs to be shortened, you do have that optionable as well.
2. BUCKLE
If you have a leather or rubber strap watch, then it might come with a buckle that locks the watch to your wrist properly. The style of the buckle varies according to the manufacturer if it’s a high price clasp or not.
There are several holes on one side of the strap for you to adjust the tightness around your wrist easily and on the other are side where the buckle is located are two loops; one is a free loop and the other is fixed.
A free loop can move along the strap to secure the band whereas the fixed loop fastens the excess portion of the band.
3. LUG HOLE
Lug hole otherwise known as horns are projections on the case of the watch that connects your straps using metal spring bars.
4. CASE
The case of the watch keeps the dial and other components well protected so the inner mechanism of the watch function properly. The case comes in a variety of shapes and sizes such as round, square, tonneau, and rectangular. It can also be made of plastic and ceramics. Luxury watches can also make use of gold, platinum and rhodium.
5. CROWN
It is the knob that helps sets the time and calendar in the watch. It is located outside the watch and is water-resistant to wind watch. The crown may also serve other additional functions depending upon the watch.
6. BEZEL
The ring that surrounds the watch is known as a bezel which is usually made of metal or ceramic around the crystal. It holds the glass that protects the crystal piece in the watch. The bezel can be plain or decorative depending upon the style of the design. It can also be functional and rotate like on a diving watch.
7. CRYSTAL
A crystal in the watch can either be made of plastic, glass or synthetic sapphire to protect the dial from dirt and dust so that the time can be visible easily. Using a good quality crystal can make your watch more durable and scratch-resistant.
8. DIAL
The dial is the part that displays the time, it can digital, numeric, or can be made on an hour marker and hand to make it more traditional. It is located beneath the crystal and is made of numbers or a stick bar to show time. It can be made of different materials, textures, and colors.
9. HANDS
Situated above the dial, hands point out the hour marker to show the time accordingly. Since the hour marker is on numeric reading it displays the time like measurement.
10. PUSHER
A pusher is similar to a crown; it is a push-piece or a button that can set the temperature schedules.
The Extra Inner Components of Watch Movement
1. MOVEMENT
The interior of the watch is known as a movement. It works like an engine and operates the inner system of the watch so that it can tell the time correctly.
2. SUB-DIAL
A sub-dial sits next to the main dial to show secondary functions such as seconds or chronographs. You can use a sub-dial to dial like a pusher.
3. JEWEL
A jewel in the watch can be any synthetic gemstone to reduce friction in the gear trains to maintain accurate time and increase the longevity of the watch.
4. ROTOR
A rotor is an oscillating piece of the automatic watch that winds the mainspring to function automatic and resolve an issue in the overworking of the watch.
5. CHRONOGRAPH
A chronograph measures the continuity and discontinuity in the time interval. It records from a fraction of seconds to hours in three sundials that are operated through two additional pushers.
6. APERTURE
The small cutout window in the dial is known as an aperture to specific information other than time such as date, moon phases, and style of the watch.
7. DEPTH ALARM
It is only found in dive watches to notify the swimmer of the depth of water and that is why is made water-resistant. You can determine the sound that goes off when you reach a certain depth.
8. DUAL TIME
A watch can sometimes have three dials to show the time of different zones.
9. HELIUM VALVE
Helium valve is made for diving, when you are deep underwater the gas trapped with the watch can be dangerous once you get to the surface so to release pressure helium can be beneficial.
10. POWER RESERVE
Since automatic watches require a battery of 24 hours to function, power reserves extend the battery life up to 35 – 40 hours.
11. MOON PHASE
It keeps track of the moon cycle as the moon goes through the full, half, quarter and new moon.
11. CYCLOPS
It is a small lens that is located right next to the crystal to make use of the magnifier to show the date.
12. EXHIBITION CAS BACK
Since the movement in the watch is so complex and intricate, an exhibition case back allows you to see it through the transparent glass.
13. OSCILLATION WEIGHT
In automatic watches, oscillating weight make use of gravity to keep the watch around your hand. It winds the watch so it can show the time clearly without manual intervention.
14. TACHYMETER
A tachymeter on the watch allows the wearer to measure speed through distance.
15. UNIDIRECTIONAL ROTATING BEZEL
This function allows the bezel to turn counter clock-wise to track air supply during diving. It then can alert the swimmer of the oxygen level in the tank.
16. LUMINOSITY
To display the time some watches made to glow in the dark. This effect is known as luminosity to allow the wearer to see time in dark and murky spaces.
17. SIGNATURE
It is a manufacturer’s information on the dial.
18. INDICATOR
It shows the day and night time difference by using sun or moon with time. This feature is helpful in dual time zones and allows the wears to see the time difference accordingly.
19. GRANDE SONNERIE
Grand Sonnerie strikes the bell at the chime. It strikes at the hour, quarter-hour and minutes.
Luxury watches are different but they are much closer to a digital mechanic that keeps you informed every step of the way. With the help of our guide, you will be able If you are looking for an upgrade and that is worth investing, then we would recommend going for such type of world-class watches that are like a piece of art on your wrist.
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