Watches Guide
The watches section of the Jewelry Guide, page 1
Welcome to the watches section of the Jewelry Guide, the directory for a category that sits between function and jewelry: watches are primarily instruments for telling time, yet designer and luxury timepieces are valued just as much for craftsmanship, design and aesthetic appeal, and are collected as works of art as often as they are used as timekeepers. This first directory page runs through the opening stretch of watch types, from alarm watches, altimeter watches that read altitude from barometric pressure, antique, atomic and automatic watches, through calendar, cameo, casual, chronometer and chronograph watches, to the gold, gold plated, men's and Patek Philippe pages, and it links the section's directories for watch stores and watch wholesalers, the top 10 watch brands and the most expensive watches. Some entries carry their definitions with them: a chronometer is a precision watch tested in various temperatures and positions to the accuracy standards set by C.O.S.C. in Switzerland, a chronograph is a multifunction sport watch with a stopwatch function, and a kinetic watch powers itself from the motion of the wrist with no battery and no winding. A second directory page continues the list from quartz and Rolex watches onward. The links appear high on this page, directly below this introduction, because a directory's job is navigation first.
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Welcome to the watches section of the Apparel Search Jewelry Guide. In this section you will find a great deal of information regarding watches. If you are a watch designer or simply a person that enjoys watches, you are welcome to post your thoughts about watches in the discussion area below.
While primarily functional for telling time, watches are often considered jewelry due to their aesthetic appeal. Designer watches, particularly luxury timepieces, are valued not only for their precision but also for their craftsmanship and design.
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Learn about the best watches in our consumer section.
Altimeter watches (provides altitude by responding to changes in barometric pressure)
Atomic Time watches (Provided by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Time and Frequency Division, Boulder, Colorado, atomic time is measured through vibrations of atoms in a metal isotope that resembles mercury. The result is extremely accurate time that can be measured on instruments. Radio waves transmit this exact time throughout North America and some 'atomic' watches can receive them and correct to the exact time. To synchronize your watch with atomic standard time, call (303) 499-7111.)
Automatic watches
Cartier watches
Children's watches
Chronometer watches (precision watch that is tested in various temperatures and positions, thus meeting the accuracy standards set by C.O.S.C. in Switzerland)
Chronograph Watch (A multifunction sport watch with a stopwatch function)
Citizen watches
Collectible watches
Cubic Zirconia watches (cubic crystalline form of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), is a mineral that is widely synthesized for use as a diamond simulant).
Diamond watches
Disney watches
Dive watches
Dress watches
Enamel watches
Fashion watches
Fine watches
Gemstone watches
Kinetic watches (Kinetic watches are timepieces that utilize the power from the human body to keep the watch running. There are no batteries needed and you should not have to wind the watch to keep it going. Kinetic watches have oscillating weights that are turned by constant movement from the wrist. The constant movement turns into a magnetic charge in the watch and then into electricity. Kinetic watches are powered by kinetic energy. The term kinetic energy comes from the Greek words kinesis and energia, which mean motion and energy.)
Leather Band watches
Luxury watches
Mother of Pearl watches
Natural Material watches
Platinum watches
Pearl watches
Pocket watches
Pocket Watch Chains
Fashion wristwatches are often treated as jewelry or as collectible works of art rather than as timepieces. This has created several different markets for wristwatches, ranging from very inexpensive but accurate watches intended for no other purpose than telling the correct time, to extremely expensive watches that serve mainly as personal adornment or as examples of high achievement in miniaturization and precision mechanical engineering. View full definition of watches.
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Reading the Watch Listings
The alphabetical list mixes three kinds of entry, and reading them differently helps. Type entries, alarm, calendar, casual, dive and dress watches, describe a function or a style and lead to guides on choosing within that type. Brand and maker entries, from Cartier and Citizen to Patek Philippe, lead to the houses and their models. Definition entries settle terminology on the spot: atomic watches correct themselves by radio to the exact time broadcast in North America, and cubic zirconia watches are named for the diamond simulant set into them.
From this page the whole Jewelry Guide opens outward: the rings, stones and other sections organize jewelry by form and material as this section organizes it by timekeeping, and the watch store and wholesaler directories linked above serve readers ready to buy or to source watches commercially. Page 2 of this directory completes the alphabet and should be used alongside this page for the full section.
Common Questions
How is the Watches Guide organized?
Alphabetically by watch type, brand and topic across two directory pages. This first page covers the opening run, alarm watches through the Patek Philippe and pocket watch entries, together with the section's store and wholesaler directories and its brand and price highlights. The second page continues from quartz watches through yellow gold watches, adding the Rolex, self-winding, sports, Swiss, vintage, water resistant and women's watch pages, several of which are also built out as full topic guides in this section.
Are watches jewelry or instruments?
Both, and the guide treats them as both. A watch's primary function is telling time, and professional types such as chronometers and dive watches are instruments first. At the same time, designer and luxury watches are valued for precision, craftsmanship and design in the same way as fine jewelry, and fashion wristwatches are often treated as jewelry or collectible works of art rather than as timepieces. That dual nature is why the watches section sits inside the Jewelry Guide rather than in a technical directory of its own.
What is the difference between a chronometer and a chronograph?
They certify and do different things. A chronometer is a precision watch that has been tested in various temperatures and positions and meets the accuracy standards set by C.O.S.C. in Switzerland: the word describes tested accuracy. A chronograph is a multifunction sport watch with a stopwatch function for measuring elapsed time: the word describes an added function. A watch can be both, a chronograph whose movement is also chronometer certified, but neither term implies the other.