Guide to Watch Complications
Guide to Watch Complications
In watchmaking, complications are featured in a timepiece to serve a purpose beyond the simple display of hours and minutes. Some complications display other data, such as elapsed time, phases of the moon, or even a second-time zone simultaneously. They can come in handy, letting you know things like sunrise and sunset times, the date and day of the week, and how much power remains in your timepiece. Our watch complication glossary guide by the experts here at Brockhaus Jewelry covers the most popular watch complications.
Definitions of Watch Complications
Knowing the most about the watch complications you are considering for your luxury watches in your personal collection will help you make a thoroughly informed decision. Learn more about these innovative tools that elevate fine timepieces into intricate machines, available in our Oklahoma showroom.
Day-Date: Shows the date and day of the week or both.
Month: Shows the abbreviated month in a sub-dial or small aperture.
Perpetual Calendar: Includes the date, month, day, and year.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): Displays local time as well as the time in another, selected time zone.
Chronograph: A stopwatch function.
Moonphase: Displays the phase that the moon is in.
Power Reserve: Displays the power remaining in the main spring.
Jumping Hour: An aperture that displays the hour by changing numerals every 60 minutes.
Alarm: A function that makes an alert sound at a preset time.
Minute Repeater: Different tones that chime out the hours and quarters.
Tourbillon: A complication that improves precision and combats the effects of gravity.
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