Too often, quartz is disregarded as a cheap, passionless way to tell time. While mechanical watches are put on a pedestal as complicated high art (and to be fair, in many cases they are), quartz is ...

WRISTWATCH enthusiasts can be persnickety. They often have strong opinions about whether bezels should be bidirectional. They can cite the differences between ETA and Sellita movements. They will ...

Quartz watches have long been divisive. To some, they represent keenly priced quality; to others, they’re simply cheap. Recently, however, even die-hard snobs have softened their stance. And for good ...

The movement is the engine of the watch—it's what keeps it ticking. Below, we've broken down the main three types and their benefits. Powered by a battery and known for being super accurate, quartz ...

No matter how broad the watch market can seem, there are two distinct types of timepiece: digital and analogue. These can also be referred to as having a quartz movement (digital) or a mechanical ...

A smoothly sweeping seconds hand is often used by a budding watch fancier as an indicator of quality. If you are close enough to tell the time, you can see whether the hand ticks once per second, or ...

For anyone starting to explore the world of watches, the first question sometimes isn’t what brand to buy, but what type of watch movement fits you best. Watch movements are the “engine” that keeps ...