Watches Explained
Is your favorite watch brand lying to you? What is truly the hardest and best watch crystal? It's time to find out!
Many of the watches reviewed on Ben's Watch Club are 'automatic' watches. But what exactly are automatic watches?
On paper, a ‘homage’ watch is a watch whose design takes inspiration from an existing timepiece…
Solar watches work by converting light energy into electronic energy, via a specially designed photovoltaic system; akin to that used in a traditional solar panel.
Watch jewels, sometimes known as jewel bearings, are tiny pieces of synthetic ruby or sapphire set into holes within a watch movement. These gems primarily help to reduce friction and provide a hard, smooth surface to allow metal components such as the wheel train to rotate freely.
Well, in this quick guide, I’ll be running through each of the main parts of a mechanical watch movement; to give you a basic understanding of how a wristwatch works.
If you’re a real beginner to watches, and you just have a normal 2-piece leather strap or mesh band, ensure you’ve got the short end attached to the top of your watch.
Wristwatches have a variety of different functions and components that can sound complicated at first. So, today I thought I’d go over some basic watch features.
When scrolling through Instagram, have you ever wondered why so many watches look so similar?
Here are all of the commonly-recognized types of wristwatch hands, with photographed real-world examples of each.