What are Subdials and What Do They Do?
Subdials are the mini-dials that sit on the watch face or dial. Also known as auxiliary dials, subdials serve different functions—like tracking lapsed seconds, minutes, and hours, the phases of...
TrueFacet's Fine Jewelry and Watch Guide
The 6 True Classic Watch Complications
In timepieces, having a “complicated” watch is a good thing. Generally, any function other than indicating the hours, minutes and seconds on a watch is considered a complication. While multi-time...
Inside the Zenith El Primero Watch
As with many other “firsts” in the world of horology, details about who exactly developed the first chronograph watch have been lost in the mists of time, but one thing...
Understanding the Tachymeter Bezel
A tachymeter scale is a very complicated-looking ring of numbers (from 700 to usually 60) that runs along your chronograph watch’s bezel. Besides its complex appearance, the tachymeter bezel serves...
Understanding a Chronograph Watch
The concept of a chronograph is much older than one would think. The name, which translated from its original Greek roots means “time writer,” refers to the ancient practice of...