Wristwatches and other personal timepieces as fashion objects. Connected-device capabilities belong in Wearables.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
A pocket watch chain named for Queen Victoria's husband is called what?
The Albert style adds a bar or clip at each end, so the chain can be fixed to a waistcoat and keep the watch safely in the pocket.
A pocket watch case with a hinged metal lid over the dial takes its name from which 19th-century occupation?
The lid snaps open with one hand so the other can stay on the reins, and it shields the glass from knocks in the field.
Which war helped wristwatches replace pocket watches among soldiers?
European manufacturers converted women's wristwatches into military timepieces to meet wartime demand.
Victorian ladies hung their pocket watch and house keys from a chain at the waist. What was that chain called?
The name comes from French for "lady or mistress of the castle"; these chains could also carry notebooks and sealing wax.
What phrase inspired the watch brand name Swatch?
Swatch was conceived as an affordable extra watch that people could match to different outfits.
Swatch's 2022 MoonSwatch collaboration with Omega reinterpreted which watch model?
Apollo astronauts wore Omega Speedmasters on the Moon, which inspired the space theme of the MoonSwatch collection.
Rolex developed the GMT-Master for workers in which profession?
The GMT-Master's extra hour hand helps wearers read a second time zone alongside the local time.
Original Swatch watches became known for colorful cases made mainly from what material?
The first Swatch used just 51 components, fewer than many traditional watches, to cut assembly costs.
Rolex's Oyster case helped pioneer which watch feature?
The Oyster uses a screw-down crown and case back to seal out water, much like tightening the lid on a jar.
Rolex belongs to which country's watchmaking industry?
Rolex began in London before moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919.