TIME & how we keep track of it.

What type of watch do you use to keep track of your time? 

Automatic, Spring Drive, Quartz, Kenetic?  What are the differences?

Automatic watch is a mechanical watch with a self-winding mechanism.  The self-winding mechanism winds the mainspring with the movement on the wearer’s wrists.  

Spring drive is powered by a mainspring, no battery, one second a day accuracy, extended service intervals.

Quartz was invented by Seiko in 1969, quartz watches take the predictable movement of a synthetic quartz crystal and using integrated circuitry translates the osolation into hours, minutes and seconds. 

Kinetic is powered by human movement, the watch runs entirely on self generated energy from the natural movement of your wrist.  The energy can be captured and stored for up to six months. This technology was first produced in the late 1980’s by Seiko.

Now that I have my new watch, what do some of the other terms mean?

Chronographis a stopwatch that can measure up to 60 minutes in 1/5 second intervals.

Perpetual, once set, the calendar automatically adjusts for odd and even months including February of leap years until the year 2100.

Water Resistant DOES NOT MEAN WATERPROOF, be careful.  Read your manual and some times watches are marked with water resistant symbol with the depth ie 20m 30m etc .  Make note if your watch is water resistant or waterproof.

Face of your watch, one of the best is Sapphire Crystal which is the most durable of all crystals and is three times harder than hardlex or mineral. This is important as not having scratches accumulate on the face of your watch, keeps it clear, crisp, and easy to read.

Crown is the outer head attached to the stem, this is on the side of the watch and is used to pull out to stop your watch if you have a battery and can also be used to set different features of your watch.

Not wearing your watch?   Pull out the stem as to not run your battery down.  Not wearing for a long length of time?  Consider having your battery removed by a knowledgeable jeweller, as battery will leak into your watch mechanism and you may require a complete overhaul to repair it.