Basic Illustration of Watch Parts

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If you are new to the hobby, some of the words that are used will sound foreign to you.

You might think a "crown" is something a person would wear on their head, and a "cyclops" is a one-eyed monster. You would be right, but those terms have special meanings when it comes to watches.

We have a Comprehensive Watch Glossary that you can use to look up the definitions of different horology-related words.

But a picture is worth a 1,000 words. So here are a few pics that show the basic parts of a watch.


Basic watch diagram 1.jpg

basic watch diagram 2.jpg