Special jobs or activities require certain features within a watch, and because of that, I consider that we can reduce the types of watches to five:
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| Rolex Sea Dweller Deep Sea (Diver) |
| IWC Mark (Flieger) |
| Panerai Luminor 63 (Worldtime) |
| Omega Speedmaster (Chronograph) |
CHRONOGRAPHS: specially designed for exact time measuring. Some divers and fliger watches also include the chrono functionalities. Main characteristics: 2 o 3 subdials for the tracking of the chrono and a bezel with tachymeter for speed calculation.
WORLD TIME: specially designed for following the time, at least, 2 different time zones. This feature is also included in some of the other types to enhance their usage as timekeepers. Main characteristics: additional spade for 2 time zone (called "GMT") and numbered dial.
COMPLICATIONS: this is how special features or complex manufactured elements on a automatic or hand-whelled watch are called. It includes the power reserve indicator, moonphase indicator, perpetual calendar or the most amazing one that is the tourbillon. I don't know how to explain it easily so I show you a video of a tourbillon at work and the definition in the wikipedia.
- formal, watches I wear with a suit
- informal, watches I wear when dressing casual.
I believe that there's a watch for each ocasion and I take my time, every day, to decide which one to choose depending on what I'm going to do and how I going to dress. In future posts I will introduce you to them but in the meantime let me ask you:
- Do you always wear the same watch?
- Did you know about the different types of watches?
- Do you have your own categorization?
!!Thanks for sharing your thoughts!!

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