All About Watches
How to operate a manual winding watch
Your watch has a manual winding feature which needs to be wound by the wearer using the winding crown. This winds the mainspring up which then releases its energy to power the watch. If you haven't worn an automatic in a ...
How to operate a screw down crown?
Some watches have screw down crown due to its water resistant feature. Please unscrew the crown first before using the stop watch buttons. Please remember to screw back the crown after using the stop watch. Do not press the buttons on the watch while ...
Reasonable Expectation of Accuracy from a Watch
Reasonable Accuracy Expectations by Watch Type** Worst Typical Best Best Accuracy Modern quartz watch chronometer certified (rare movement) + / -0.02 + / -0.02 + / ...
What special care should I give on my watch?
Shocks: Your watch is a precision measuring instrument. Treat it carefully, and it will serve you well. Avoid undue shocks (such as dropping on hard surfaces). The normal shocks caused by sports like tennis or golf present no threat. Perspiration: ...
How to use a Tachymeter?
Tachymeter is actually a tool used to compute speed based on travel time over a fixed distance travelled (like one mile or one kilometer). Thus, the tachymeter bezel or dial is a logarithmic scale (actually it’s not, as spacings between the marks on ...
Why do watch movements have rubies?
They are used as bearings for moving parts due to the low friction and good wear characteristics. Low friction equates to increased accuracy in watch movements, so better watches use jewel bearings.
Which type of watch glass are scratch resistant?
The cover of a watch's face, known as the crystal, is designed to protect the dial. There are three main types of crystal found in watches: acrylic, mineral and sapphire. Acrylic crystal is an inexpensive plastic that does not prevent scratches, but ...
What kind of watch do you suggest if I’m into time accuracy?
If you require time accuracy, a quartz watch, an atomic wave / radio-controlled or quartz watches or chronometer certified mechanical watches are the best choice. However, please do not purchase normal automatic watches as they are temperature, ...
What is the definition of a Swiss watch?
Like Champagne, Bordeaux or Port, certain products have stringent standards (based on location or quality) that must be met before carrying a particular designation. The Swiss have several organizations to ensure the integrity and reputation of Swiss ...
What does the term Complication mean and how does it differ from Grand Complication?
By convention, a watch is said to be "simple" when it indicates hours, minutes and seconds. Following this definition, a watch equipped with an automatic mechanical movement, indicating only these functions, would also be considered a "simple" watch. ...
What do Chronometer and Chronograph mean? What are the differences between Chronometer and Chronograph?
Chronometer is a designation given to a watch that has the highest standard of precision. The designation is given to automatic and mechanical movement watches, not those that run with quartz movement. A watch carrying the chronometer certification ...
What are the Watch Movement type?
Quartz: Quartz watches use a battery in conjunction with a piece of quartz to create a pulse that powers the movement. Automatic: Automatic watches whose mainspring is wound by the movements or accelerations of the wearer's arm. Some automatic ...
What are the watch components?
Band: The cuff that wraps around the wrist making the piece a wrist watch. Metal bands are called bracelets. Leather, rubber or fabric bands are called watch straps. Bezel: Ring that attaches the crystal to the watch case. Case: Frame that houses the ...
What are the various watch buckle and clasp types?
Folding Clasp (also called deployment clasp): This clasp folds under the bracelet or watch strap and does not release the strap into two sections. Hidden Clasp (also called butterfly clasp): Folds the sections under the watch band to make the ...
What are the Jewels in the Context of Watch Movements ?
The jewels are synthetic sapphires or rubies which have been drilled, champfered and polished to serve as bearings for gears in watches, reducing friction or mechanical parts to a bare minimum. Generally speaking, on may say that a simple mechanical ...
What are GMT watches?
GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time. It is the standard by which all time is kept. The world was divided into 24 time zones, starting with Greenwich, England. Time zones around the world are expressed as positive or negative offsets of the GMT. GMT ...
Recently my watch began reading time in a most bizarre way. Someone told me it might be magnetized. What does this mean and how could it have happened?
A bit of history The phenomenon of magnetism was first observed by the Greeks about 600 B.C. The natural magnet Fe3O4 (a black ferrous oxide), called magnetite was found in the province of Magnesia in Turkey. Around the 3rd Century A.D., the Chinese ...
My watch does not keep time accurately.
Before we proceed with further resolution of your watch problem, please provide us the watch model number and order ID. Please note that Seiko automatic watches with 7S26/7S36 movement typically runs fast for a few weeks when fresh from the factory.
Depending on availability, watch box might be different from the photo illustrated.
Most watch brands will have more then one watch box design and request for a specific design watch box from the watch company is not possible. We thank you for your understanding.
Can i have explanations for some watch terminologies?
Analog: The traditional dial; keeping time with hands. Aperture: The date display window on a watch dial. Calendar: Displays featuring the day, date or year in addition to the hour; analog watch dials show this feature in apertures or subdials. ...
Actual watch color might be different from the photo illustrated.
The product image on the website is taken in white box lighting (normally use for product photography) environment. Therefore, under different lighting condition, the colour may be different from the actual product. Some images are not an actual ...
'T Swiss Made T' or 'Swiss T 25' : What does it mean ?
In order for timepieces to be read in the dark, a radio luminescent material is laid on the dial indexes and hands. According to ISO 3157 Standard, only the use of the following radionuclide is authorized for timepieces: tritium (3H) ...
I would like to purchase from Bodying.de, will all prices shown as VAT excluded?
Bodying has warehouses in several places around the world including USA , UK , Hong Kong , Singapore , Australia , Malaysia and Japan . However, not all watches are stocked at all warehouses. Your watch will ship from whichever nearest warehouse with ...
Which movement is the most accurate?
In general, quartz movement is more accurate than the mechanical and automatic movements. Accuracy measures the amount of time gained or lost by a timepiece within a specific period of time, usually 24 hours. It is common for watches to have some ...
What is Screw Down Crown?
A watch with screw down crown helps maintain water-resistance. NOTE: When using your watch in water: Before using the watch in water, be sure the crown is screwed in completely. Do not operate the crown when the watch is wet, in water or washing your ...
What are the Watch movement origins?
Most watch movements are designed and manufactured in Switzerland or Japan. Traditionally, Swiss watchmakers set the standard for quality, especially for mechanical movements; however, since the 1980s, Japanese-made movements have caught up to the ...
Can Titanium made watches have scratches?
Although titanium is a very strong metal, much stronger than gold, platinum and silver, and is more scratch, bend and dent resistant, it is not completely scratch resistant, it can still be scratched by abrasive materials like rocks, sandpaper, even ...