Watch

:In naval parlance, watches are a timekeeping convention. The term in general use can mean any period of duty or responsibility, such as a hurricane watch.

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A watch is a small portable clock that displays the current time and sometimes the current day, date, month and year. In modern times they are usually worn on the wrist with a watch-strap (made of e.g. leather, metal, or nylon), although before the 20th century most were pocket watches, which had covers and were carried separately, often in a pocket, and hooked to a watch chain.

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Current watches are often digital watches, using a piezoelectric crystal, usually quartz, as an oscillator (see quartz clock).

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In earlier times mechanical timepieces were used, powered by a spring wound regularly by the user. The invention of "Automatic" or "Self-Winding" watches allowed for a constant winding without special action from the wearer: it works by an eccentric weight, called a winding rotor, that rotates to the movement of the wearer's body. The back-and-forth motion of the winding rotor couples to a rachet to automatically wind the watch.

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Watches may be collectible; they are often made of precious metals, and can be considered an article of jewelry.

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Watch related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Watch	The Watch	LED Watch	Day Watch
Atom Watch	Third Watch	Ferry Watch	Night Watch
Night Watch (1973)	Reveal Watch	Backwards Watch	Watch Over You