Watches Flashcards
First all-electric watch; 1960
Bulova Accutron
First Quartz watch; 1969
Seiko
Metal axel to which the balance wheel is attached. What a mechanical wach is dropped and stops, this is usually the cause.
Balance staff
C.O.A - like a car tune up
Clean, Oil, Adjust
Highly accurate watch with timekeeping and stopwatch functions
Chronograph
Officially certified as accurate and can maintain that certification
Chronometer
Watches sold by a non-authorized dealer
Grey market
Watches only made of parts from a watch company but not assembled by the company itself
Grey market
Pocket watch cover that protects the crown
Hunting case
Watch movement with two springs mounts at the point of contact of the jeweled pins
Incabloc
Term for Rolex’s specialized water resistant case
Oyster case
Movement with no jewels
Pin lever
Watch designed by Jaeger-LeCoultre a dial on each side of the watch, which can be flipped over
Reverso
Watches 50-100+ years old
Vintage
One cycle; “tick tock”
Hertz