Watch terms
Across
- 2. Time that is measured in 24-hour segments.
- 6. A strong, light metal with a slightly darker/greyer appearance.
- 8. Buttons used to operate a chronograph's start, stop, and reset functions.
- 10. A watch that uses a battery as its primary power source.
- 12. A material where charge accumulates in response to applied mechanical stress.
- 13. A ______ bar is mounted between the case lugs and used to attach a strap or bracelet.
- 14. A ring that secures the crystal in place
- 15. An opening in the dial, also called a window, that displays information.
- 17. Omega watch worn by the Apollo 11 crew. First watch on the moon.
- 18. Go Anywhere Do Anything
- 19. A feature stopping the seconds hand when adjusting time for precise synchronization.
- 21. This powers a mechanical watch movement.
- 23. Are used as bearings to reduce friction and prolong movement life.
- 25. A ________ crystal is a very hard transparent material commonly used for “scratch-proof” watch glasses.
- 26. The long pieces of metal that indicate the time.
- 27. A transparent cover that protects the watch dial.
- 29. A small lens on the crystal to magnify the date.
- 31. Hour markers are used in place of numerals on a dial.
- 34. The company that released the first quartz watch for sale.
- 36. A window in a watch which indicates the phases of the moon.
- 37. This is the action of tightening the mainspring of a watch.
- 38. Any additional function on a watch other than telling the time.
Down
- 1. A semicircular weight in a watch movement.
- 3. Abbreviation of “luminous” or “luminescent paint.”
- 4. The underside of a watch that lies against the skin.
- 5. A small independent watch brand.
- 7. The watch that started the "Quartz crisis".
- 9. The science of the measurement of time.
- 11. In Italian, it translates to “right”. A watch that was intended to wear on the right hand
- 13. Iconic dive watch by Rolex.
- 16. ________reserve is the number of hours of power stored in the mainspring.
- 20. ________ mean time is the standard for which all other time zones are based off of and sometimes referred to as UTC.
- 22. The watch you have been pinning for your whole watch collecting life.
- 24. Sometimes referred to as horns, _____ are projections on the watch case.
- 27. The company that manufactures the G-shock line of watches.
- 28. The mechanism that powers a watch.
- 30. A watch with a stopwatch function.
- 32. The metal housing that contains a watch's parts.
- 33. The knob on the side of a watch case. It typically appears at 3 o’clock.
- 35. A device that rotates automatic watches to keep them wound when not worn.