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WACTH MOVEMENTS
Mechanical or Quartz
"Mechanical" movements are generally used on the more expensive
watches. There are two main types of "mechanical" watch movements:
1-"Automatic mechanical" (self-winding) watch movements make up the majority of
mechanical watches that are sold today. This type of movement is power by the wearer's
wrist movements and then stored for generally a few days or more. In order to keep these
watches constantly going, you either need to wear them all the time or buy a watch winder.
2-"Manual mechanical" (hand-wound) watch movements represent the original form of
watchmaking and are used mostly for watches that are targeted at collectors. These
watches have to be wound, generally every day and are not compatible with watch winders.
"Quartz" movements are generally used at the lower end of the
market, although some watchmakers such as Breitling use SuperQuartz movements
because of their extreme accuracy. Quartz movements are more accurate, more affordable
and much easier to maintain than a traditional watch with a mechanical movement.
1-"Battery-powered quartz" watch movements use a battery that can last from 2- 10
years, depending on what type of battery is used.
2- "Light-powered quartz" (solar) watch movements let light in through the dial to charge
the permanent battery cell. These watches need virtually no maintenance except cleaning
and replacement of water resistant gaskets and seals.
3- "Motion-power quartz" (kinetic) watch movements, much like a mechanical watch,
generates power from the wearer's wrist movements, the power is then stored in a
permanent battery cell.
WATCH DISPLAYS
1-"Analog displays" are the most common form of watch display, generally using 3 hands to
display hours, minutes and seconds.
2-"Digital displays" are less common and generally found on entry priced watches, used on
watches such as the Casio G-Shock line.
3-"Ana-Digi displays" are a combination of both analog and digital watch displays. They do
not look as pure as an analog display or as technical as a digital display, but they do
provide the best of both worlds in terms of functionality and readability.
CASE MATERIAL
Cases come in a wide variety of materials, including a mixture of multiple materials.
1-Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold
2-Stainless Steel
3-Titanium
4-Platinum
5-Ceramic
6-Palladium
7-Tungsten
8-Carbon
9-Carbon Fiber
10-Alloy
11-PVD treated steel or titanium
12-DLC coated steel or titanium
Commonly measured in millimeters, cases for women were traditionally very small, but now
BRACELET/STRAP MATERIAL
1-"Metal Bracelet" use metal links that are connected together to form a bracelet.
2-"Leather Straps" generally use cow or crocodile leather with a clasp to form a strap.
3-"Rubber straps" are very popular now because they look sporty and are very comfortable.
4-"Natural rubber straps" are very popular and comfortable, like rubber straps, except they
5-"Resin straps" are used on G-Shocks and other less expensive watches. They are fairly
BUCKLE/CLASP
Most metal bracelets use a folding or buttery clasp. Watch straps can vary and generally
FUNCTIONS
Watches have many cool functions with the most common being the ability to display the
1-Chronograph
WATCH STORES
There are many places to buy watches online and in-person. However, I
Currently there are 3 "Authorized Dealers", which are paid sponsors of
AUTHORIZED DEALERS
JuraWatches
If the watch brand you are looking for is not for sale at one of the listed
Please be sure to include the name of the brand you are looking for and
women are starting to wear cases as big as men in the 40 mm range or even bigger. The
biggest men's watches are over 55 mm. In general cases haven gotten bigger, although
many of the traditional watch companies, like Rolex, still prefer to stay in the lower 40 mm
range. The design of many watches is so good now, that with form fitting lugs, watches
can fit many different sized wrists, comfortably.
are less likely to irritate you skin and they are butter soft. This type of strap is much more
expensive than traditional rubber straps.
comfortable, but do not last nearly as long as any of the bracelets or straps listed above.
use a clasp.
time in hours, minutes and seconds as well as the date by day, month and year. Here are
some more functions available on watches:
2-Countdown Timer
3-GMT
highly recommend buying from "Authorized Dealers" as they are the
dealer that was chosen by the actual watchmaker to sell and service their
products. Especially when considering an automatic/mechanical, which
needs service every 3 years or so, these types of watches are better
serviced through the factory or through a factory "Authorized Dealers". If
you purchase from anyone but an "Authorized Dealer", the factory
warranty is generally voided. In the case that you do buy from a non-
authorized dealer, just make sure they have their own in-house staff that
can service your watch, especially if it is an automatic/mechanical watch.
ProfessionalWatches.com, that I highly recommend due to their excellent
product selection and customer service.
KenmarWatches
TheTimeZone
dealers please email us at Dealer Locator.
your city/state and we will try to provide you with the appropriate U.S. or
European location.
