Most men would rather buy a watch without thinking too much about the technology that is being used in the watch or worry about the terminology. However many would prefer to know what they are buying and its sometimes hard when you looking for mens leather watch and you get all these terminology and different choices, that would only make you confused as to what mens leather watch to choose.

Anyways I have collected some of the most important and commonly terms used to describe the features or the technology in a watch. I will keep it short and sweet so you don’t have to spend too much time researching the terms that will be used in mens leather watch in this website but spending more time into choosing your favorite one.

Chronograph

A multifunction sports watch with stopwatch function.

Eco-Drive

Eco-drive watches continuously convert light into energy and stores in a permanently rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Which means you’ll never worry about the battery life.

Bezel

The ring on the outside of the watch that surrounds and holds the crystal in place.

Quartz

When activated by a battery or solar power, a thin sliver of crystal very predictably vibrates, providing very accurate timekeeping.

Perpetual

A type of calendar that automatically adjusts for months of different lengths and indicates February 29 in each leap year until the year 2100

Crystal

Its the glass on the face of the watch. Three types of crystals are commonly found in watches.

  1. Acrylic crystal – a type of plastic which is cheap and shallow scratches can be buffed out.
  2. Mineral crystal – is comprised of several elements that are heat treated to create unusual hardness that aids in resisting scratches.
  3. Sapphire crystal – is the most expensive and durable, approximately three times harder than mineral crystals and 20 time harder than acrylic crystals. If you want to learn more about Crystals…