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Complicated History

There’s a certain elegance about a time-only wristwatch. However, we’re also fans of all the different complications throughout horological history. This column dives into the details and the history behind all of our favorite complications.

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  • Art & Design
  • Buyer's Guide
  • Complicated History
  • David's Picks
  • Icons
  • Look Closer
  • Owner's Guide
  • Reference Guide
  • Shop Happenings
  • The Details
  • Under the Radar
  • Watches + Style
  • What Is On My Wrist
    • Complicated History The ‘Other’ Tool Watches

    We're all very familiar with the 'big' tool watches, the divers, the racing watches, the perpetual calendars (to an extent) but one of the most common utilitarian timepiece trends could be doctors and scientists. In this article, we dive into some of these 'other' tool watches and their historical uses.

    Complicated History An Alarm on the Wrist

    To observant friends or fellow watch enthusiasts, the alarm complication can be the most striking and intriguing to see. Most often with two crowns or one crown and one pusher, alarm watches beg intrigue.
    Complicated History The Date Aperture

    When every day feels eerily similar, it’s easier to say that the date ‘feels like somewhere in the 20s’. Continuing our series on horology’s complications, it is our hope to bring attention back to the date with a study of the date.
    Complicated History A Study of the Moon Phase

    With numerous pragmatic ties between the worlds of horology and astrology, displaying lunar phases on a time telling device started in the 3rd century BC. In beginning our series on horology’s complications, there is no better place to start than the moon phase.

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