Omega have released a limited edition Seamaster watch for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It will only be available in Beijing during the Olympic Games. The initial limited release of 88 numbered Seamaster XXIX watches will take place on the 8th of August 2008 – 08/08/2008 – the day of the Opening Ceremony. Only 88 of [...]
Quartz crystals are used in the mechanisms of watches because when bent or compressed, the crystals produce a charge or voltage on their surface. This is called the Piezoelectric effect and it produces just the right amount of power needed to drive the mechanisms of a watch. Interestingly, the relationship works both ways -if you [...]
A brief explanation of watch functions from compasses to chronographs and the differing types of watch movement; mechanical, automatic and quartz.
Watch Functions
A watch function other than telling the time is a known as a complication. A watch may be ’simple’, ‘complicated’ or a ‘grand complication’ depending upon the number of functions it has.
The most [...]