This document provides definitions and explanations of various watch terminology, including complications, movements, winding types, components like the crown, dial, crystal, bezel, lugs, case, size, and case back. It discusses historical size trends and standards for Swiss made and US made designations. The document aims to help designers understand watch history and components.

1. It’s about time.
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2. Designers need to
know the history.
Designers need to know
the medium they’re
designing for.

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Supercomplication
complication:
any feature in a timepiece
beyond the simple display
of hours and minutes.

6. movement (or caliber):
is the mechanism of a
clock or watch
Wind - just as it sounds, a mechanical watch that you wind.
Automatic - a mechanical watch that winds itself via movement
Quartz - a battery powered watch

7. mechanical > quartz

8. crown:
used to wind and/
or set time

9. dial:
the “face” of the watch
lume:
glowing solution applied on
watch dials
http://www.prometheuswatch.com/diver-watch-collection/prometheus-sailfish/#!/Prometheus-Sailfish-300m-Automatic-Diver-Watch-Black-Dial-Sapphire-Bezel/p/30587613

10. crystal:
the “glass” - could be
acrylic, mineral, glass or
high-end sapphire
http://wornandwound.com/2013/02/27/raven-vintage-and-deep-review/

11. bezel (divers):
enables a diver to visually track his/
her dive time using minute markers
from 0 to 60
http://wornandwound.com/2014/06/18/squale-50-atmos-ref-1521-review/

12. lugs:
the lug allows for a strap or bracelet
to be attached to the watch case.
http://shop.wornandwound.com/

13. nato straps:
originally the G10, made for the
British military.
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/announcement-nato-straps-added-to-the-hodinkee-shop

14. case:
consisting of a watch's middle,
bezel, and back, it protects and
houses the movement inside.

15. size:
size standards and fashion have
changed over time. Big was in,
now moving back to small.
https://tacticalwatch.wordpress.com/tag/luminox-size/

16. case back (exhibition):
a case back to show off movement
finishing and craftsmanship.
http://monochrome-watches.com/introducing-the-zenith-el-primero-410-triple-calendar-and-moon-phase/

17. swiss made:
a watch is
considered Swiss
whose movement is
encased in
Switzerland and
whose final control
by the manufacturer
takes place in
Switzerland.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-01-20/chinese-watches-to-challenge-cheaper-swiss-brands-parmigiani-s-jacot-says

18. us made

19. http://www.wthejournal.com/en/pages/swiss-watch-industry-figures

22. Out of time…
Jeremy Johnson
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