Luxury WatchesQuartz vs Automatic Movements
What powers a watch, how the two main types differ, and which suits you.
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How watches work and what the terms on a listing mean.
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Luxury WatchesSkeleton Watches: How to Read an Open Dial
What openworking is, how to read the time on a busy open dial, skeleton vs open heart vs exhibition caseback, and how to keep one clean.
Luxury WatchesWatch Size Guide: Matching Case Size to Your Wrist
Measure your wrist, check lug-to-lug before diameter and allow for the stones: how to choose a watch size that sits right.
Luxury WatchesWatch Dials Explained: Colors, Finishes and Hour Markers
Black, blue, champagne, mother-of-pearl or full pavé, with Roman, Arabic or stick markers: what each dial choice does on the wrist.
Luxury WatchesWatch Bezels Explained: Iced, Fluted, Rotating and More
What the ring around your watch crystal does, how to time something with a rotating bezel, and how to look after a stone-set one.
Luxury WatchesWatch Lume: How Dials Glow in the Dark
What makes watch hands and markers glow, why the glow fades so quickly, and why fully iced dials usually go without it.
Luxury WatchesWatch Crystals: Mineral, Sapphire and Acrylic Compared
Mineral glass, sapphire and acrylic: how each handles scratches and knocks, how to tell them apart and how to keep yours clear.
