If you are anything like me, you LOVE watches. The Watch is most likely the most prized male accessory next to perhaps a nice car. Another thing guys tend to like is technical details so let’s look at the anatomy of a watch.

THE CASE – this is basically the body of the watch. Usually the case is made from one piece of metal and essentially protects the internal watch movement

CASE MATERIALS – common case materials

Stainless Steel – great for being lightweight and corrosion resistant and also an affordable material but unfortunately scratches easily

Sterling silver – is a combination of approximately92.5% silver and &.5% another metal, often copper. Anyone who knows me knows I am big on the history of things and sterling silver has a history that can be traced back to Ancient Rome.

Yellow Gold – often associated with being a luxury look with a nice shine but as I am sure we all know the purer the gold the softer the case and the more easily the casing can become dented

Rose Gold – has been a trend the past year or so. The color is achieved by adding some copper to gold to make the red tint unfortunately overtime the red color will tarnish

Titanium – About half the weight of steel and nearly twice as strong but that makes Titanium a bit difficult to work with and thus expensive to repair

Ceramic – This is a high-tech modern alternative to metal cases. Ceramics can now be made to be highly durable, scratch resistance but yet lightweight and thin. An added bonus is that some people have metal allergies so the ceramic case makes wearing a quality watch more accessible

Wood – though wood has been used for literally centuries for watch cases it has been making a bit of a style trend resurgence the past few years. A wood case can have a nice polish and gives any look a nice antique note

THE DIAL – which is often called the FACE is where the displays are for time and perhaps other dials and the date

THE CRYSTAL – is what covers and protects the dial. The crystal is most commonly made of glass, plastic or synthetic sapphire

THE BEZEL –this is the ring that actually holds the crystal in place. You will find some bezels rotate and are intended for grip. This is used to be able to mark elapsed time

THE PUSHERS – the name says it all – they are the buttons used to start and stop the chronograph functions- not all watches have these

THE CROWN – most people are familiar with this as being the knob that you turn classically to wind the mainspring of your watch or change the the settings. On most watches it is found at the 3 o’clock position. You might have also heard this part of the watch referred to as the STERN

THE BATONS – many watches don’t have actual marking the hours instead they have rectangular bars or circles that often illuminate, these are called Batons

SUBDIALS – some watches have on the dial circles that are used to measure varying elapsed time

男士手表

如果你也喜欢手表，那么就和我一样！对于男性而言，一辆好车是男人最值得炫耀的配备了，手表仅次于豪车。男人多半都是技术控，所以我们一起来解剖一下手表吧。

表壳 – 手表的主体部分。通常是由金属制成的，主要是保护手表内部结构。

常见的表壳材质：

不锈钢 - 重量轻，耐腐蚀，而且价格适中，缺点是很容易刮花。

纯银 - 约92.5%的银加上5%其它金属，通常是铜。认识我的人都知道，我对事物的历史很了解，而纯银的历史可以追溯到古罗马时期。

黄金 – 黄金通常是奢华的代表，但是我们都知道，纯金质地比较柔软，外壳容易凹陷。

玫瑰金 – 去年的流行趋势。在黄金中加入一些铜就制造成了玫瑰金的红色，但是这种红色会慢慢失去光泽。

钛 – 重量约为不锈钢的一半，强度几乎是钢的两倍，但钛修起来比较贵。

陶瓷 – 高科材质，可以替代金属表壳。陶瓷耐用、耐刮，又轻又薄。还有一个优点，有些人对金属过敏，而陶瓷质感好，不易过敏。

树脂 - 树脂外壳的好处是它完全防水，耐极端气候 – 在市场上你经常可以看到这种类型的手表。

木质 - 尽管木材已经被用了几个世纪，过去的几年已经有了复兴的趋势。木质表壳如果抛光做得好，手表看上去会有一种复古感。

表盘 - 通常被称为“盘脸”，用来显示时间，也可以用来显示日期。

水晶面 – 用于覆盖和保护表盘。水晶面通常由玻璃、塑料或人造蓝宝石制成

圈口 - 环形，实际上是用来固定水晶面的。有些圈口是旋转的。

推进器 - 这个名字说明了一切 - 它是用来启动和关闭计时功能的按钮 - 不是所有的手表都有这些功能。

表冠 - 大多数人都很熟悉这个旋钮，用它可以转动手表的主弹簧，或者改变设置。在大多数手表上，这个旋钮在3点的位置。你可能也听说这个部位表被称为STERN（斯特恩）。

刻度条 - 许多手表没有实际的时间数字，而使用方形或圆形的标志来指示时间，这就是刻度条。

子表盘 - 有些表盘上会有圆形的小表盘，用来指示不同的时间。