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The Watch Encyclopedia

Understand the details that make a watch.

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Acrylic crystal

A plastic crystal that is relatively light and can often have minor scratches polished out.

Hands with a broad tapered body leading towards a narrow point.

A surface treatment reducing reflections from a crystal to improve visibility.

An opening in the dial through which an indication, such as a date, can be read.

Hour markers attached to the dial as separate parts rather than printed directly on it.

A case whose form is intentionally not symmetrical across its principal axes.

A dial using a material with sparkling inclusions, commonly aventurine glass.