WATCH TECHNICALS

Understand How Watches Work

Watch technicals become much easier to understand once the main components and movements are explained clearly. Here you can explore how mechanical, automatic and quartz watches work, learn about important watch components, and understand complications, movements, cases, crowns, bezels and other technical details.

These guides are written to make watch technology easier to understand without requiring specialist knowledge. Use them together with our watch tools to compare specifications, explore different designs and find watches that better match your wrist and preferences.