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September 17, 2022

How much do you know about the names of the external parts of the watch?

As a watch lover, you can easily name the various parts of the watch. Next, let's take a look at the various accessories of the watch. In simple terms, the external accessories of the Wrist Watch mainly include the Watch Dial , the Watch Hands , the Watch Case , the Watch Glass , the Watch Crown , the Watch Bezel , the Watch Strap , the Spring bar and Watch Buckle and so on .


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Watch dial: It can be said that it is an important appearance of a wrist watch, which can attract people's attention at once. There are various design styles of the watch dial, its design can affect the appearance of the watch, and the materials it is made of are also rich and diverse, the most commonly used is the brass watch dial. Its main function is to display the time.



Watch hands: We all know that the role of the hands of the watch is to indicate the specific time, so that everyone can clearly read the accurate time on the watch or clock, usually the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand, Multifunction Watch also with small second hands. There are various styles of watch hands.


Watch case: It is the basic frame of the watch, the shape of the watch is determined by it, and its role is to protect and contain the internal parts (movement, watch hands and watch dial). Not called Round Watch Case for common shapes, Square Watch Case. The most commonly used materials are stainless steel, others are precious metals, ceramics, alloys, carbon fiber, etc., and a relatively complete case usually includes case back and watch glass.


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Watch glass: At present, the more commonly used watch glasses are sapphire crystal watch galss and minerla watch glass. Sapphire watch galss has excellent performance in wear resistance and scratch resistance, and its hardness is Mohs 9, second only to diamond.



Watch bezel: the annular outer ring mounted on the watch, its function is to fix the mirror or decoration. There are usually two types, fixed type and one-way rotating type. The rotating type is mainly used for sports watches, such as diving watches. Its production materials are mainly stainless steel, aluminum, ceramic, etc., ceramic watch bezle has become more popular in recent years.


Watch crown: usually at the 3 o'clock position of the watch, the main function is to adjust the time, calendar and winding. The material is usually the same as the case, and there are also gemstones or diamond watch crowns.


Watch strap: The main function is to fix the watch on the wrist. According to the material classification, the main metal straps (Stainless Steel Watch Band and Mesh Watch Band) Leather Watch Strap , Silicone Watch Strap , Nylon Watch Strap , ceramic Watch Band and so on.


Watch buckle and spring bar: These two are auxiliary accessories for watch straps. There are various styles of buckles and can be matched according to the style of the strap. The function of the spring bar is to connect the strap and the lugs of the case, and its material is usually stainless steel.
These accessories are indispensable to the watch, they are interlocked, and together with the movement form a complete watch.

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