Watch Facts

The full calendar (also called complete calendar or triple calendar) requires the same number of manual corrections as the simple calendar. The difference, however, lies in a more sophisticated display: In addition to the day of the month, a full calendar also shows the month and the day of the week.

A chronograph watch is a traditional timepiece fitted with an extra complication to act as a stopwatch. A watch can come with one chronograph, usually two and even as much as three at once. These chronographs will be used to measure time (in real-time and relatively) to different levels of accuracy.

A complication is any extra functionality on a watch other than just telling the time, meaning hours, minutes, and seconds.

In 2009 Patek Philippe ended their 122 year relationship with the Geneva Seal. At that time the seal had become an antiquated certification content with only geographic location and finishing techniques.

The Jaeger LeCoultre ladies’ Rendez-Vous Collection was launched in 2012. The collection grew and evolved having now in the offer from simple small quartz date pieces, up to high complications like the tourbillon or perpetual calendar

Audemars Piguet is the only traditional Swiss watchmaking company that is still family-owned even after 148 years. The founding fathers (1875) Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet both came from traditional watchmaking families who had been living in the Swiss town of Le Brassus in the Vallée de Joux for generations.

Raynald Aeschlimann joined Omega in 1996. Gauging the performance metrics of the company, his role as CEO and President of Omega since 2016 has met with impressive success. 

Automatic movement watches are also known as mechanical movement watches. Both function with a rotor, an essential component that gives power to these kinds of watches since it does not use battery. In this case, the rotor moves primarily because of the wearer’s natural movements.

To wind up the watch, turn the crown clockwise slowly. The watch cannot be wound by turning the crown counterclockwise. In this way, the watch can be wound up fully.

A watch stamped with “Water Resistant” means that it is humidity-protected. It can endure a bit of water splashes from washing your hands or being caught in the rain.  All water resistant watch are capable of 2 ATM (20 meter) of water pressure, surely swimming is okay (but watch out for the strap, if its water resistance or not)